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tribal council district 1, seat 2 in 2007; he placed fourth in the general election. In 2011, he ran for the new
District 1, Seat 3 in an eight candidate general election. He led the general election with 36% of the vote and advanced to a runoff with Mark Vance; Walkingstick won the runoff with 1,886
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Cherokees for Change LLC to stop contributing to his and Meredith Frailey's campaigns. Later that month, the Election Commission disqualified him from the election for coordinating with the LLC; Walkingstick denied any connection despite an affidavit from the LLC's owner
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votes to Vance's 827. He was sworn on August 14, 2011. In 2013, he was redistricted to represent district 3. He ran for re-election in 2015 and won the general election with 54% of the vote. He was sworn on August 14, 2015. In 2017, he proposed legislation to bring the recognition of
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Hembree wrote an opinion, with the force of law, finding Cherokee Nation law that defined marriage as between only a man and woman was unconstitutional. That same year, Walkingstick proposed appealing the 2017 federal court case
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453:"Walkingstick resigns as Muskogee School's Indian Ed director"
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to the
Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education in 2014.
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in 1999, and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from the
985:"UPDATED: Hoskin wins Cherokee Nation principal chief race"
536:"32 candidates file for Cherokee Nation's June 25 election"
677:"UPDATE: Walkingstick re-elected for Dist. 3 Council seat"
565:"UPDATE: 4 councilors retain seats, 3 races go to runoffs"
393:"Walkingstick to serve on state Indian education council"
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929:"Supreme Court upholds Walkingstick disqualification"
705:"Tribe's 2015-19 elected officials sworn into office"
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Murphy, Jami; Good Voice, Christina (June 27, 2011).
422:"Cherokee Nation citizen retires from education post"
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and a master's degree in school administration from
621:"Elected leaders sworn in at inauguration ceremony"
246:. During the campaign, Walkingstick called for the
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789:"36 file for Cherokee Nation government seats"
649:"15-district map in effect for Tribal Council"
295:2023 Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Election
238:Campaigns for principal chief and deputy chief
1082:Members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation
761:"Walkingstick wants Freedmen ruling appealed"
244:2019 Cherokee Nation principal chief election
79:Tribal Councilor for the 1st district, seat 2
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593:"Winners in final 3 council races certified"
267:Walkingstick knew of their activities. The
254:Election Commission disqualified candidate
280:2023 Cherokee Nation deputy chief election
90:August 14, 2011 – August 14, 2013
47:August 14, 2013 – August 14, 2019
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1044:"Warner re-elected as CN deputy chief"
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230:which resulted in the recognition of
36:Tribal Councilor for the 3rd district
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759:Boston, Stacie (November 18, 2017).
675:Bennett, Brittney (June 29, 2015).
451:Henson, Kenlea (January 29, 2018).
282:and lost to incumbent deputy chief
250:to oversee the elections after the
1011:Rowley, D. Sean (April 14, 2023).
509:"Smith wins another term as chief"
176:David Walkingstick graduated from
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1102:21st-century American politicians
787:Hunter, Chad (February 8, 2019).
647:Snell, Travis (August 19, 2013).
481:"45 candidates file for 19 seats"
242:Walkingstick filed to run in the
1042:Rowley, D. Sean (June 4, 2023).
983:Rowley, D. Sean (June 2, 2019).
703:Murphy, Jami (August 14, 2015).
619:Chavez, Will (August 15, 2011).
479:Snell, Travis (March 12, 2007).
843:Hunter, Chad (April 27, 2019).
815:Hunter, Chad (April 24, 2019).
731:Murphy, Jami (March 22, 2017).
208:Walkingstick first ran for the
196:. He was appointed by Governor
1077:East Central University alumni
507:Chavez, Will (July 11, 2007).
420:Turner, Emily (July 6, 2010).
204:Cherokee Nation tribal council
182:University of Central Oklahoma
166:Cherokee Nation tribal council
132:University of Central Oklahoma
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955:Hunter, Chad (May 31, 2019).
927:Hunter, Chad (May 29, 2019).
899:Hunter, Chad (May 18, 2019).
275:went on to win the election.
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164:politician who served on the
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168:between 2011 and 2019.
141:East Central University
113:Position disestablished
178:Sequoyah High School
172:Education and career
101:Position established
58:Position established
401:. September 8, 2014
324:David Walkingstick
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198:Mary Fallin
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300:Candidate
221:after the
219:referendum
70:Wes Nofire
128:Education
86:In office
43:In office
190:Muskogee
363:16,737
330:29.28%
319:61.54%
316:10,300
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354:2.32%
343:6.85%
340:1,147
327:4,901
303:Votes
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