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Twenty-two candidates have been certified by the Leech Lake Tribal Council to square off for two seats in the April 3 primary election.
There are 11 candidates for each of the chairman and District III seats. Incumbents for both seats are running for re-election.
The following are certified candidates for the chairman’s position:
E Carri Jones
E Delmar L. Jones III
E Arthur “Archie” LaRose (incumbent)
E Michael J. Bongo
E Sally Fineday
E Roger T. Aitken
E Veronica Veaux
E Enriqueta “Ketta” Flores
E Richard A. Schulman Sr.
E Eugene “Gene” Rock
E William “Bill” Butcher Jr.
The following are certified candidates for the District III seat:
E Eugene “Ribs” Whitebird (incumbent)
E Leroy Staples-Fairbanks III
E Robert “Robbie” Budreau Sr.
E Martin “Mutt” Robinson
E Cynthia Madigan
E Ron Hare
E Christopher D. Finn
E Michael Reyes
E Esther C. Humphrey
E John Johnson
E Skip Lyons
For absentee voters, the Leech Lake General Election Board office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 31. The office is located in the Che-We Complex building.
For more information, call (218) 335-7220 or (877) 577-7945.
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