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Kimberly Teehee is a Cherokee attorney,politician,and activist on Native American issues. She is a Delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Cherokee Nation. She served as senior policy advisor for Native American affairs in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2012. In February 2020,she was named by Time as one of 16 activists fighting for a "More Equal America."
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Frankie Darlene Hargis was a Cherokee politician who served as the registrar of the Cherokee Nation from 2018 to 2021. She was previously a member of the Tribal Council representing District 7 from 2011 to 2018.
Janelle Echo Lattimore Fullbright was a Cherokee politician and educator who was a member of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council representing District 6 from 2007 to 2015. She served as the deputy speaker from 2013 to 2015.
Tina Glory-Jordan is a Cherokee jurist and former politician serving as a justice of the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court since 2023. She was previously the secretary of state from 2019 to 2023. Glory-Jordan was a tribal councilor for district 1 from 2007 to 2015 during which time she was elected speaker of the council.
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