Candidates announced for Sault Tribe elections

NEWS RELEASE

SAULT STE, MARIE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

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SAULT STE. MARIE, MI - The Sault Tribe Election Committee has released the official candidate list for this year’s tribal board election.

The chairperson along with those board members, whose terms expire this year, are all running for re-election.

Chairperson Aaron Payment faces three contenders.

Unit I incumbents Cathy Abramson, Joseph Eitrem and Todd Gravelle face 10 contenders.

Lana Causley in Unit II will face two contenders, and Fred Paquin in Unit III will face four.

Unit IV Representative Tom Miller runs unopposed.

The primary election day is set for May 22.

Primary election ballots will be mailed to tribal members on May 1.

Following the primary election, general election ballots will be mailed to voters on June 5, with the official vote count taking place June 26.

Tribal members may choose one candidate for chairperson.

Unit I voters may choose three candidates for a board seat, while voters from Units II, III, and IV may each choose one.

There are no seats available in Unit V.

All terms are four years in duration.

The following candidates for the 2008 primary election are listed in alphabetical order.

Chairperson - James W. Causley, Darwin (Joe) J. McCoy, Dennis W. McKelvie, Aaron A. Payment

Unit I - Cathy M. Abramson, Bernard (Bud) A. Biron, John W. Biron, Bernard A. Bouschor, Luella M. Brown, Joseph V. Eitrem, Betty F. Freiheit, Wayne J. Goetz, Todd K. Gravelle, Amy S. Sabatine-Kerckaert, John F. Kibble, Lona B. Stewart, and Nathan J. Wright

Unit II - Lana E. Causley, Catherine Hollowell and Robert R. Horn

Unit III - Leonard V. Adams, James M. DeKeyser, Robert J. Lambert, Patrick D. Rickley and Frederick J. Paquin

Unit IV - Thomas G. Miller

Unit V - No seat available

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