Larry Romanelli Wins Unprecendeted Third Term to Lead Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

MANISTEE, MICHIGAN — Prelimenary results indicate Larry Romanelli was reelected ogema (chairman) of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians last Friday, April 24, 2015. Ogema Romanelli will serve an unprecedented third term.

Romanelli’s decisive win was the first time in the modern history of the tribe that an ogema had been re-elected twice to serve as the head of this tribe.

From the beginning, Ogema Romanelli has led the expansion team working in both Lansing and Washington as the tribe pursues a second casino site in Muskegon. He served as the two-term elected chairman of the United Tribes of Michigan, a 12-tribal nation coalition where he currently is the sitting elected Treasurer and he is a familiar face in Washington concerning national tribal issues.

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