List of Native American politicians

This is a list of Native American politicians in the United States. These are Native Americans who served in the federal, state, or municipal governments.

Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. These entities establish their own membership rules, and they vary. Each must be understood independently. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American identity.[1]

All individuals on this list should have Native American ancestry. Historical figures might predate tribal enrollment practices and may be included based on reliable sources that document ethnological tribal membership. Any contemporary individuals should either be enrolled members of federally recognized tribes, or have cited Native American ancestry and be recognized as Native American by their respective tribes(s). Contemporary individuals who are not enrolled in a tribe but are documented as having tribal descent are listed as being "of descent" from a tribe.

For tribal leaders, please go to that tribe's article.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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## Federal offices[edit]

### Executive branch[edit]

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Peter Pitchlynn |  | 1806–1881 | Choctaw Nation | Independent | Choctaw Ambassador to the United States, 1845–1861, 1866–1881
National Union[2]
Independent
Ely Parker |  | 1828–1895 | Tonawanda Seneca | Independent | Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Grant administration
Charles Curtis |  | 1860–1936 | Kaw/Osage/Potawatomi | Republican | U.S. Vice President, 1929–1933
Ben Reifel |  | 1906–1990 | Rosebud Lakota | Republican | Interim Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1976–1977
Wilma Victor |  | 1919–1987 | Choctaw Nation | Republican | Special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, 1971–1975
Ada Deer |  | 1935–2023 | Menominee | Democratic | 6th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 1993–1997
Neal McCaleb |  | 1935– | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | 8th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2001–2003
Ross Swimmer |  | 1943– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | 4th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 1985–1989
Special Trustee for American Indians at the U.S. Department of the Interior
Larry Echo Hawk |  | 1948– | Pawnee Nation | Democratic | 11th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2009–2012
Michael Burrage |  | 1950– | Choctaw Nation | Independent | Choctaw Ambassador to the United States, 1974–1994, 2001–present
David W. Anderson |  | 1953– | Choctaw/Ojibwe | Republican | 9th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2004–2005
Marilynn Malerba |  | 1953– | Mohegan | Democratic | 45th Treasurer designate of the United States, 2022–present
Kevin Gover |  | 1955– | Pawnee Nation | Democratic | 7th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 1997–2001
Deb Haaland |  | 1960– | Laguna Pueblo | Democratic | 54th United States Secretary of the Interior, 2021–present
Arvo Mikkanen |  | 1961–  | Kiowa Nation | Democratic | US Assistant Attorney for United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma since 1994.[3] Later unsuccessful US District Judge nomination[4]
Karina Walters |  | 1964– | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | Director of the Tribal Health Research Office at the National Institutes of Health, 2023–present
Carl J. Artman |  | 1965– | Oneida | Republican | 10th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2007–2008
Keith Harper |  | 1965– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | U.S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, 2014–2017
Kimberly Teehee |  | 1966– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | White House Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, 2009–2012
Kevin K. Washburn |  | 1967– | Chickasaw Nation | Democratic | 12th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2012–2016
Tara Sweeney |  | 1973– | Arctic Slope Iñupiat | Republican | 13th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2018–2021
Jack Jackson, Jr. |  |  | Navajo Nation | Democratic | Liaison to Secretary John Kerry, US Department of State[5]
Bryan Newland |  |  | Bay Mills Chippewa | Democratic | 14th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2021–present
Jeannie Hovland |  |  | Santee Dakota Sioux | Republican | Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Affairs,
Associate Commissioner of the National Indian Gaming Commission
Roselyn Tso |  |  | Navajo Nation | Democratic | Director of the Indian Health Service, 2022–present

### Legislative branch[edit]

Main article: List of Native Americans in the United States Congress

## State offices[edit]

### Alaska[edit]

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Albert P. Adams |  | 1942–2012 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1981–1989, state senator 1989–2001
Billy Akers |  | 1947– | [?] | Republican | State representative 1977–1979
Charles G. Anderson |  | 1929–2022 | Aleut | Republican | State representative 1981–1983
Nels A. Anderson, Jr. |  | 1939– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1975–1981, state senator 1982–1983
Bill Beltz |  | 1912–1960 | Inupiaq | Democratic | Territorial representative 1949–1951, territorial senator 1951–1959, state senator and president of the state senate 1959–1960
Ray Christiansen |  | 1922–1998 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1961–1967, state senator 1967–1973
Joseph Chuckwuk |  | 1948– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1981–1983
John E. Curtis |  | 1915–1999 | Inupiaq | Republican | State representative 1959–1961
Larry T. Davis |  | 1930–2006 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1975–1977
Chuck Degnan |  | 1941– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1971–1975
Frank Degnan |  | 1901–1980 | [?] | Democratic | Territorial representative 1951–1953
Bryce Edgmon |  | 1961– | Yup'ik | Democratic | State representative 2007–present, speaker of the state house 2017–2021
Independent
Charles Fagerstrom |  | 1905–1962 | Inupiaq | Democratic | Territorial representative 1953–1957, state representative 1959–1961
Frank R. Ferguson |  | 1939–2003 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1971–1975, state senator 1975–1986
Independent
Neal Foster |  | 1972– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 2009–present
Richard Foster |  | 1946–2009 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1989–2009
Charles Franz |  | c. 1910–1996 | [?] | Democratic | State representative 1959–1961
Phillip Guy |  | 1941–2011 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1973–1981
Willie Hensley |  | 1941– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1967–1971, state senator 1971–1975 and 1987–1989
Adelheid Herrmann |  | 1953– | Dena'ina | Democratic | State representative 1983–1989
Jimmy Hoffman |  | c. 1925–1982 | Yup’ik | Republican | State representative 1959–1961
Lyman Hoffman |  | 1950– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1987–1991 and 1993–1995, state senator 1991–1993 and 1995–present
Andrew Hope |  | 1896–1968 | Tlingit | Democratic | Territorial representative 1945–1953 and 1957–1959, state representative 1959–1963
Eben Hopson |  | 1922–1980 | Inupiaq | Democratic | Territorial representative 1957–1959, state senator 1959–1967
Jimmy Huntington |  | 1916–1987 | Koyukon | Independent | State representative 1975–1977
Percy Ipalook |  | 1906–1990 | Inupiaq | Republican | Territorial representative 1949–1951, territorial senator 1951–1955
Brenda Itta |  | 1943– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1975–1977
Ivan M. Ivan |  | 1945– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1991–1993 and 1995–1999
George Jacko |  | 1959– | Aleut | Democratic | State representative 1989–1993, state senator 1993–1995
Dena'ina
Yup’ik
Arthur D. Johnson |  | 1920–1961 | [?] | Republican | State representative 1961
Axel C. Johnson |  | 1911–1985 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1959–1961 and 1963–1967
Frank G. Johnson |  | 1894–1982 | Tlingit | Republican | Territorial representative 1947–1955 and 1957–1959
Frank L. Johnson |  | c. 1904–[?] | Inupiaq | Republican | Territorial representative 1949–1951
Grace A. Johnson |  | 1924–2004 | Inupiaq | Republican | State representative 1962–1963
Reggie Joule |  | 1952– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1997–2012
Sam Kito III |  | 1964– | Tlingit | Democratic | State representative 2014–2019
Albert Kookesh |  | 1948–2021 | Tlingit | Democratic | State representative 1997–2005, state senator 2005–2013
Jacob Laktonen |  | 1917–1996 | Alutiiq | Republican | State representative 1973–1975
Loren Leman |  | 1950– | Alutiiq | Republican | State representative 1989–1993, state senator 1993–2002, lieutenant governor 2002–2006
Georgianna Lincoln |  | 1943– | Gwich'in | Democratic | State representative 1991–1993, state senator 1993–2005
John Lincoln |  | 1981– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 2018–2021
Independent
Don Long |  | 1944– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1996–1997
Jerry Mackie |  | 1962– | Haida | Democratic | State representative 1991–1997, state senator 1997–2001
Republican
Eileen MacLean |  | 1949–1996 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1989–1995
Byron Mallott |  | 1943–2020 | Tlingit | Democratic | Commissioner of community and regional affairs 1972–1974, lieutenant governor 2014–2018
Independent
Beverly Masek |  | 1963– | Deg Hit'an | Republican | State representative 1995–2005
Charisse Millett |  | 1964– | Inupiaq | Republican | State representative 2009–2019
Martin B. Moore |  | 1937–2022 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1971–1973
Carl M. Morgan |  | 1950– | Yup’ik | Republican | State representative 1999–2005
Carl E. Moses |  | 1929–2014 | Aleut | Alaskan Independence | State representative 1965–1973 and 1993–2007
Democratic
Republican
Benjamin Nageak |  | 1950– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 2013–2017
Alfred Nakak |  | 1947–2000 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1977–1979
Ed Naughton |  | 1930–2002 | [?] | Democratic | State representative 1971–1977
Irene Nicholia |  | 1956– | Koyukon | Democratic | State representative 1993–1999
John Nusunginya |  | 1927–1981 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1959–1963
Donny Olson |  | 1953– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State senator 2001–present
Alvin Osterback |  | 1915–2005 | [?] | Democratic | State representative 1975–1981
Justin Parish |  | 1980– | Tinglit | Democratic | State representative 2017–2019
Josiah Patkotak |  | 1994– | Inupiaq[6] | Independent | State representative 2020–present
Moses Paukan |  | 1933–2017 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1968–1971
William Paul |  | 1885–1977 | Tlingit | Republican | Territorial representative 1925–1929, (first Alaska Native legislator)
Frank Peratrovich |  | 1895–1984 | Tlingit | Democratic | Territorial representative 1945–1947, territorial senator 1947–1951 and 1957–1959, delegate and first vice president of constitutional convention 1955–1956, state senator 1959–1967, president of the state senate 1961–1965, state representative 1969–1973
Larry Peterson |  | 1939– | Gwich'in | Democratic | State representative 1973–1975
John Sackett |  | 1944–2021 | Koyukon | Republican | State representative 1967–1971, state senator 1973–1987
Woodie Salmon |  | 1952– | Gwich'in | Democratic | State representative 2005–2011
Mary Sattler |  | 1973– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1999–2009
Leo Schaeffer |  | 1947– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1977–1981
Frank See |  | 1915–1998 | Tlingit | Democratic | State representative 1965–1969
Martin Seversen |  | 1925–1979 | [?] | [?] | State representative 1977
Jake Stalker |  | 1917–c. 2008 | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 1961–1967
Bill Thomas |  | 1947– | Tlingit | Republican | State representative 2005–2013
Tony Vaska |  | 1948– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1981–1985
Kay Wallis |  | 1944– | Gwich'in | Democratic | State representative 1985–1991
Tim Wallis |  | 1940– | Gwich'in | Democratic | State representative 1975–1977
Jerry Ward |  | 1948– | Alaskan Athabaskan | Alaskan Independence | State representative 1983–1985, state senator 1997–2003
Republican
James K. Wells |  | 1906–1979 | Inupiaq | Democratic | Territorial representative 1951–1953
John Westdahl |  | 1918–1968 | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 1967–1968
Dean Westlake |  | 1960– | Inupiaq | Democratic | State representative 2017
Alfred Widmark |  | 1904–1989 | Tlingit | Republican | State representative 1961–1963
Bill K. Williams |  | 1943–2019 | Tlingit | Democratic | State representative 1993–2005
Republican
Jules W. Wright |  | 1933–2022 | Gwich'in | Republican | State representative 1967–1969
Fred Zharoff |  | 1944–2001 | Alutiiq | Democratic | State representative 1979–1985, state senator 1985–1997
Tiffany Zulkosky |  | 1984– | Yup’ik | Democratic | State representative 2018–present

### Arizona[edit]

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Carlyle Begay |  | [?] | Navajo | Democratic | State senator 2013–2017
Republican
Jennifer D. Benally |  | [?] | Navajo[7] | Democratic | State representative 2015–2017
Wenona Benally |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2017-2019
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2020–2023[8]
Domingo DeGrazia |  |  | Cherokee | Democratic | State representative 2019–2023[8]
Eric Descheenie |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2017–2019
Chris Deschene |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2009–2011
Luis A. Gonzalez |  |  | Pascua Yaqui | Democratic | State senator, District 10, 1979–1986[9]
Sally Ann Gonzales |  | 1957– | Pascua Yaqui | Democratic | State representative 1997–2001 and 2011–2019
Tom Gordon |  |  | Hualapai | Republican | State representative 1999–2001
Albert Hale |  | 1950–2021 | Navajo | Democratic | State senator 2004–2011; State representative 2011–2021
Benjamin Hanley |  | 1941– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, 1973–1998[9]
Theresa Hatathlie |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State Senator for AZ District 6, 2023-present
James Henderson Jr. |  | 1942– | Navajo | Democratic | State senator, District 5, 1985–1999[9]
Arthur J. Hubbard Sr. |  | 1912–2014 | Navajo, Tohono Oʼodham | Democratic | State senator 1972–1984
Lloyd House |  | 1931–2015 | Navajo, Oneida | Democratic | State representative 1967–1968[10]
Jack Jackson, Jr. |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State Senator for AZ District 2, 2011–2013, State representative 2003–2005
Jennifer Jermaine |  |  | White Earth Ojibwe | Democratic | State representative for the 18th district (2019–present)[8]
Sylvia Laughter |  | [?] | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 1999–2005
Independent
Myron Lizer |  |  | Navajo / Comanche | Republican | 10th Vice President of the Navajo Nation
Peter MacDonald |  | 1928– | Navajo | Republican | 7th Chairman of the Navajo Nation (1970–1989)
Jonathan Nez |  | 1975– | Navajo | Democratic | 9th President of the Navajo Nation
Debora Lynn Norris |  |  | Navajo, Tohono Oʼodham | Democratic | State representative, District 11, 1997–2002[9]
Victoria Steele |  | [?] | Seneca | Democratic | State representative 2013–2016, State senator 2019–2023
Arlando Teller |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2019–2021[8]
Albert Tom |  | 1956– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, 2001–2002, 2005–2008[9]
Myron Tsosie |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative 2019–present[8]
Daniel Peaches |  | 1940–2022 | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, 1975–1984[9]
Jamescita Peshlakai |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 7 (2013-2015) State senator (2017-2021)[11]
Mae Peshlakai |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 6 (2023-present)
Peterson Zah |  | 1937–2023 | Navajo | Democratic | Special Adviser to ASU President on American Indian Affairs

### Arkansas[edit]

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Donna Hutchinson |  | 1949– | Blackfeet | Republican | State representative, District 98, 2007–2013[12]

### California[edit]

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Todd Gloria |  | 1978– | Tlingit–Haida | Democratic | State assemblyman (2017–2020)
James C. Ramos |  | 1967–  | Serrano / Cahuilla | Democratic | San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees (2005–12), San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors (2012–2018), California State Assemblymember (2018–present)

### Colorado[edit]

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Ben Nighthorse Campbell |  | 1933– | Northern Cheyenne | Democratic | Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 59th district (1983–1987)
Republican

### Idaho[edit]

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Joseph R. Garry |  | 1910–1975 | Coeur d'Alene | Democratic | State representative (1956–1960)[13][14]
Jeanne Givens |  | 1951/52– | Coeur d'Alene | Democratic | State representative (1985–1989)
Larry Echo Hawk |  | 1948– | Pawnee Nation | Democratic | Attorney General of Idaho (1991–1995)
Paulette Jordan |  | 1979– | Coeur d'Alene | Democratic | State representative (2014–2018)
Democratic nominee for Governor in 2018
Democratic nominee for Senate in 2020

### Illinois[edit]

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Donne E. Trotter |  | 1950– | Choctaw[15] | Democratic | State senator (1993–2018); State representative (1988–1993)

### Kansas[edit]

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Ponka–We Victors |  | 1981– | Ponca–Tohono O'odham | Democratic | State representative, District 103 (2011–present)[16]
Stephanie Byers |  | 1963- | Chickasaw | Democratic | State representative, District 86 (2021-2023)[17]
Christina Haswood |  | 1994- | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 10 (2021-present)[18]

### Kentucky[edit]

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Reginald Meeks |  | 1954– | Cherokee Nation[19] | Democratic | State representative (2000–2021)

### Maine[edit]

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Lola Coly (Cola/Nicola)[20] |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1980–1897, 1911–1913[21]
Matthew Dana II |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative (non–voting)
Lewy Mitchell |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative 1880–1881, 1883–1887, 1895–1897, 1903–1905[21]
Wayne Mitchell |  | 1952–2019 | Penobscot | Independent | State representative (non–voting)
John S. Nelson |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1957–1971[21]
Peter M. Nelson |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1905–1907[22][21]
Peter F. Neptune |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative, 1905–1907[22][21]
Joseph Neptune |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative, 1907–1909[21]
Joseph Nicolar |  | 1827–1894 | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1859–1866, 1881–1894[21]
Rena Newell |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative (non-voting)
Sebatis Shay |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1899–1901[21]
Nicholas Sockabasin |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1907–1909[21]
Peol Sockis |  |  | Penobscot | Independent | State representative, 1853–1856, 1861–1866[21]
Madonna Soctomah |  |  | Passamaquoddy | Independent | State representative (non-voting)
Henry John Bear |  |  | Maliseet | Green | State representative (non–voting)

### Massachusetts[edit]

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Watson F. Hammond |  | 1837–1919 | Montauk | Republican | State representative (1885)[23]

### Michigan[edit]

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Cora Reynolds Anderson |  | 1882-1950 | Chippewa | Republican | State representative (1924-1925)
Adam Hollier |  | 1985– | Muscogee Creek Nation | Democratic | State senator (2018–2022)

### Minnesota[edit]

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Susan Allen |  | 1963– | Rosebud Lakota | Democratic | State representative (2012–2019)
Jamie Becker–Finn |  |  | Leech Lake Ojibwe | Democratic | State representative (2017–present)
Harold "Skip" Finn |  | 1948–2018 | Leech Lake Ojibwe | Democratic | State senator (1991–1996)
Peggy Flanagan |  | 1979– | White Earth Band of Ojibwe | Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (2019–present)
State representative (2015–2019)
Steve Green |  | 1960– | White Earth Band of Ojibwe | Republican | State representative (2013–2023)
State senator (2023–present)
Mary Kelly Kunesh–Podein |  | 1960– | Standing Rock Lakota | Democratic | State representative (2017–2021)
State senator (2021–present)

### Mississippi[edit]

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Greenwood LeFlore |  | 1800–1865 | Mississippi Choctaw | Whig | State representative, State senator (1841–1844)
Phillip Martin |  | 1926–2010 | Mississippi Choctaw | Republican | Tribal Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (1979–2007)

### Montana[edit]

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Dolly Akers |  | 1901–1986 | Assiniboine | Democratic | State representative, 1933–1934[13]
Jade Bahr |  | 1988– | Northern Cheyenne[24] | Democratic | State representative, district 50 (2019–2021)
Barbara Bessette[25] |  |  | Chippewa Cree[24] | Democratic | State representative, district 24 (2018–present)
Norma Bixby |  | 1941– | Northern Cheyenne | Democratic | State representative, district 41 (2000–2008)[26]
Margarett Campbell |  | 1954– | Assiniboine | Democratic | State representative, district 31 (2004–2011)[27]
Bill Eggers |  |  | Crow | Democratic | State representative, district 6 (1998–2003)[26]
Bob Gervais |  | 1931– | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative (1989–1993)[28][29]
George Heavy Runner |  | 1955– | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative, district 85 (1995–1998)[30]
Joey Jayne |  | 1957– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, district 15 (2001–2009)[26]
Carol Juneau |  | 1945– | Mandan and Hidatsaa | Democratic | State representative (1998–2007); State senator (2007–2011)[26]
Denise Juneau |  | 1967– | Mandan and Hidatsaa | Democratic | Superintendent of Public Instruction (2009–2017)
Carolyn Pease–Lopez |  |  | Crow | Democratic | State representative (2008–2016)
Leo Kennerly Jr. |  | 1936–1980 | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative (1977–1979)[31]
Roland Kennerly |  | 1934–2004 | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative (1981–1987)[29]
Gary Kimble |  | 1942–2022 | Gros Ventre | Democratic | State representative (1972–1978)[31]
George Kipp III |  |  | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative (2015–2019)
Rhonda Knudsen |  | 1958– | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa | Republican | State representative (2019–present)
Speaker pro tempore of the Montana House (2023–present)
G. Bruce Meyers |  | 1948– | Chippewa–Cree | Republican | State representative (2015–2017)
Shane Morigeau |  | 1984– | Confederated Salish and Kootenai | Democratic | State representative (2017–2021)
State senator (2021–present)
Alvin Not Afraid Jr. |  |  | Crow | Republican | Chairman of the Crow Nation (2016–present)[32]
Gerald Pease |  | 1954– | Crow[27] | Democratic | State representative (1997–1998); State senator, district 21 (2001–2009)[26]
Rae Peppers |  |  | Northern Cheyenne | Democratic | State representative (2013–2021)[33]
Frosty Boss Ribs |  | 1955– | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State Representative (2009–2011, 2013–2015)
Tyson Runningwolf |  |  | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | Representative for Montana house district 16 (2019–present)
Angela Russell |  | 1943– | Crow | Democratic | State representative (1987–1995)
Jason Small |  |  | Northern Cheyenne | Republican | State senator (2017–present)
Veronica Small-Eastman |  | 1941– | Crow | Democratic | State representative, district 42 (2002–2009)[27]
Frank Smith |  | 1942– | Assiniboine, Sioux[27] | Democratic | State representative (1998–2004, 2011–2013); State senator (2004–2009, 2017–2021)
Sharon Stewart–Peregoy |  | 1953– | Crow | Democratic | State senator (2009–2017)
State representative (2017–present)
Jay O. Stovall |  | 1940–2011 | Crow | Republican | State representative (1992–2000)[30]
Jean A. Turnage |  | 1926–2015 | Confederated Salish and Kootenai | Republican | State representative, State senator (1969–1983)[29]
Bill Whitehead |  | 1939– | Assiniboine, Sioux | Democratic | State representative (1997–1998)[34]
Lea Whitford |  |  | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State senator (2015–present)
Marvin Weatherwax Jr. |  |  | Blackfeet Nation[35] | Democratic | State representative, district 15 (2019–present)
Susan Webber |  |  | Blackfeet Nation | Democratic | State representative (2015–present)
Jonathan Windy Boy |  |  | Chippewa–Cree | Democratic | State representative (2002–2008); State senator (2008–present)
Bill Yellowtail |  | 1948– | Crow | Democratic | State senator (1985–1994)[28][29]

### Nebraska[edit]

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Tom Brewer |  | 1958– | Oglala | Republican | State representative, District 43, 2017–[36]

### Nevada[edit]

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Dewey Sampson |  | 1898–1982 | Pyramid Lake Paiute | Democratic | State representative, District 1, 1938–1940[37]
John Oceguera |  | 1968– | Walker River Paiute | Democratic | State representative, 2000–2012[38]
Shea Backus |  | 1975– | Cherokee | Democratic | State representative, 2018–2020[39]

### New Mexico[edit]

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Anthony Allison |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 4 2019-present[40]
James D. Atcitty |  | 1932–2014 | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 1 1964–1966[41][13]
Thomas Atcitty |  | 1933–2020 | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 4, 1981–1995[42]
Reginald A. Begaye |  | c. 1944– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, 1979–1980[43]
Wilbert C. Begay |  | 1939– | Navajo | Republican | State representative, District 1, 1966–1970[44]
Ray Begaye |  | 1954– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 4[45] (1999–2013)
Patricia Roybal Caballero |  |  | Piro-Manso-Tiwa[46] | Democratic | State representative (2013–present)
Jake C. Chee |  | 1907–2014 | Navajo | Republican | State representative, District 1, 1966–1968[44][47]
Sharon Clahchischilliage |  |  | Navajo | Republican | State representative, District 4, 2013–2018[48]
Yvette Herrell |  | 1964– | Cherokee | Republican | State representative, District 51, 2011–2019.
Jack Jackson Sr. |  | 1933– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative[49]
Sandra D. Jeff |  | 1967/68– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 5[48]
Doreen Wonda Johnson |  | 1953– | Navajo[50] | Democratic | State representative (2015–present)
Monroe Jymm |  | 1933–1990 | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 1 1965–1967[41][13]
Tom Lee |  | 1920–1986 | Navajo | Republican | State senator, District 3 1966–1978[13]
Derrick Lente |  |  | Sandia & Isleta Pueblo | Democratic | State representative, District 26 (2013–)
Georgene Louis |  |  | Acoma Pueblo[51] | Democratic | State representative, District 26 (2013–2023)
Brenda McKenna |  |  | Nambé Pueblo | Democratic | State senator, District 9 (2021-)[52]
Lynda Lovejoy |  | 1949– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, State senator, District 22 (2007-2013), Public Regulation Commissioner[53]
James Madalena |  | 1948– | Jemez Pueblo[54] | Democratic | State representative (1985–2017)
Patricia A. Madrid |  | 1994– | Pueblo[55] | Democratic |
John Pinto |  | 1924–2019 | Navajo | Democratic | State senator, District 3,[48] 1977–2019
Shannon Pinto |  |  | Navajo | Democratic | State senator, District 3 (2019–present)
Nick L. Salazar |  | 1929–2020 | Tewa (Ohkay Owingeh)[56] | Democratic | State representative, 40th District (1974–present)
Benny Shendo |  |  | Jemez Pueblo[57] | Democratic | State senator (2013–present)
Albert Shirley |  | c. 1956– | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, District 6, 1985–1992[58]
Leonard Tsosie |  | 1955– | Navajo | Democratic | State senator, District 22, 1993–2007[59]
Leo C. Watchman |  | 1937–1993 | Navajo | Democratic | State representative, 1968–1979, 1983–1993[60]
Wendell Chino  |  | 1923-1998  | Apache  | "Red Capitalism"  | President of Mescalero Apache Nation 1965-1998

### North Carolina[edit]

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Charles Graham |  | 1951– | Lumbee | Democratic | State representative, 2011–2023
Jarrod Lowery |  | 1988- | Lumbee | Republican | State representative, 2023-present[61]
David T. McCoy |  | 1952– | Turtle Mountain Chippewa | Democratic | state public official, State Controller, State Budget Director, and Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
Henry Ward Oxendine |  | 1940–2020 | Lumbee | Democratic | State representative, 1973–1976[62]
Ronnie N. Sutton |  | 1941- | Lumbee | Democratic | State representative, 1993-2011[63]

### North Dakota[edit]

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or tribe | Party | Offices held

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Dennis Bercier |  | 1952–2012 | Turtle Mountain Ojibwe | Democratic | State senator, 1999-2005[64][65]
Ruth Buffalo |  |  | Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation | Democratic | State representative
Dawn Marie Charging |  |  | Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation | Republican | State representative, 2005–2007[66][64]
Daniel F. Jérome |  | 1930– | Métis/Ojibwe | Democratic | State senator, 1990–1994[64][67]
Les J. LaFountain |  |  | Turtle Mountain Ojibwe | Democratic | State senator, 1997[64][68]
Richard Marcellais |  | 1947– | Turtle Mountain Ojibwe | Democratic | State senator
Joseph Menz |  | 1883–1970 | Standing Rock Sioux | Republican | State representative 1957–1963[69]
Wayne Trottier |  |  | Standing Rock Sioux | Republican | State representative
Arthur J. Raymond |  | 1923–2009 | Oglala | Republican | State representative, 1971–1975[70][64]

### Oklahoma[edit]

Name | Image | Life | Ethnicity
or tribe | Party | Offices held

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Bill Anoatubby |  | 1945– | Chickasaw Nation | Democratic | Lieutenant governor in the administration of Chickasaw Governor Overton James (1979–1987); Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (1987-Present)
Gary Batton |  | 1966– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | Assistant Chief in the administration of Choctaw Chief Greg Pyle (2007–2014); Chief of the Choctaw Nation (2014-Present)
Susan Bayro |  |  | Osage Nation | Republican | Mayor of Pawhuska (2024–)
Jimmy Belvin |  | 1900–1986 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative, 20th district (1955–1961); State senator, 20th district (1955–1961)
Scott Bighorse |  | c. 1956– | Osage Nation | Democratic | State representative, 20th district (1961–1965)
Steve Burrage |  | 1952– | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State Auditor (2008–2011); State Tax Commissioner (2014–present)
Sean Burrage |  | 1968– | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | Senate Minority leader (2012–2014; State senator (2006–2014); President of Southeastern Oklahoma State University (2014–2019)
Lisa Johnson Billy |  | 1967– | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | State representative, 42nd district (2004–2016)[71]
Brian Bingman |  | 1953– | Muscogee Creek Nation | Republican | State senator (2007–2016); State representative (2005–2007); 36th Secretary of State of Oklahoma (2020–2023)
Brad Boles |  | 1983– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2018–present)
Chelsey Branham |  |  | Chickasaw Nation | Democratic | State representative (2018–2020)
Josh Brecheen |  | 1979– | Choctaw Nation[72] | Republican | State senator (2010–2018)
Trey Caldwell |  | 1988– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2019–present)
Bobby Cleveland |  | 1943- | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2012–2018)
Helen Cole |  | 1922-2004 | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | State representative (1979–1984) State senator (1984-1988, 1991-1996)
Tom Cole |  | 1949– | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | 26th Secretary of State of Oklahoma (1995–1999)
Doug Cox |  | 1952– | Muscogee Creek Nation[73] | Republican | State representative (2005–2017)
Brad Carson |  | 1967– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | United States House of Representatives (2001–2005), undersecretary of the Army (2014–15) and General Counsel of the Army (2012–2014)
William A. Durant |  | 1866–1948 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative (1907–1917);
Speaker of the Oklahoma House (1911–1913)
James Dyer |  | 1887–1951 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative (1946–1951)[74]
J. Gladstone Emery |  | 1900–1978 | Muscogee Creek Nation | Democratic | State senator (1947–1951)[74]
Rusty Farley |  | 1953–2011 | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative, 1st district (2011)
Scott Fetgatter |  | 1968– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative, 16th district (2016–present)
Avery Frix |  | 1994– | Choctaw Nation[72] | Republican | State representative (2017–2022), State senator (2024–present)
William Fourkiller |  | 1965– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2010–2018)
Todd Gollihare |  | 1964– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State Senator (2023-present)
Enoch Kelly Haney |  | 1940–2022 | Seminole Nation | Democratic | State representative (1980–1986), State senate (1986–2002)
David Hardin |  |  | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2018–present)
Keith Harper |  | 1940– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | U.S. representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva (2014–2017)
Erick Harris |  |  | Muscogee Creek Nation | Republican | State representative (2024–present)
LaDonna Harris |  | 1931– | Comanche Nation | Democratic | Vice presidential candidate for the Citizens Party in the 1980 United States presidential election
Citizens
Benjamin F. Harrison |  | 1875–1936 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative (1907–1910);
Oklahoma Secretary of State (1911–1915)
David Holt |  | 1979– | Osage Nation | Republican | State senator (2010–2018)
Mayor of Oklahoma City (2018–)
Chuck Hoskin |  | 1952– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative, 6th district (2007–2019)
Shane Jett |  | 1974– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2004–2010); Presidential Appointee Community Development Advisory Board (2017–present); State senator (2021–present)
Fred Jordan |  | 1974– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2007–2015)
Dan Kirby |  | 1946– | Muscogee Creek Nation[75] | Republican | State representative (2009–2017)
Richard Lerblance |  |  | Muscogee Creek Nation | Democratic | State senator (2003–2012)
State representative (2002–2003)
Ken Luttrell |  | 1953– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2007–present)
Republican
Wilma Mankiller |  | 1945–2010 | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | First woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1985–1995)
Al McAffrey |  | 1948– | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative[71] (2007–2015)
Mark McBride |  | 1961– | Citizen Potawatomi | Republican | State representative (2012–present)
Neal McCaleb |  | 1935– | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | State representative (1975–1983), Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation (1995–2001)
Green McCurtain |  | 1848–1910 | Choctaw Nation | Republican | Vice President of the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, 1905
Curtis McDaniel |  | 1952– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2012–2014)
Skye McNiel |  | 1978– | Muscogee Creek Nation | Republican | State representative, 29th district[71] (2007–2013)
Jerry McPeak |  | 1946– | Muscogee Creek Nation | Democratic | State representative (2005–2016)
Johnston Murray |  | 1902–1974 | Of Chickasaw descent
Not a registered member | Democratic | Governor (1951–1955)
Republican
Harriet Wright O'Leary |  | 1916–1999 | Choctaw Nation | Republican | First woman elected to the Choctaw Tribal Council
Mike Osburn |  | 1968– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2016–present)
John Pfeiffer |  | 1986– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2014–present)
Anastasia Pittman |  | 1970– | Seminole Nation | Democratic | State representative (2007–2013), State senator (2014–2018)
Ajay Pittman |  | 1993– | Seminole Nation | Democratic | State representative (2019–present)
Dustin Roberts |  |  | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2010–2022)
Hollis E. Roberts |  | 1943–2011 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative (1975–1979)
Seneca Scott |  | 1977– | Choctaw Nation[75] | Democratic | State representative (2008–2016)
Ally Seifried |  | 1992- | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State senator (2023-present)
T. W. Shannon |  | 1978– | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2007–2015);
Speaker of the Oklahoma House (2013–2014)
Jerry Shoemake |  | 1943– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2005–2016)
Ralph Shortey |  | 1982– | Rosebud Lakota | Republican | State representative (2011–2017)
John Sparks |  |  | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State senator (2006–2018)
William G. Stigler |  | 1891–1952 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State senator (1924–1932)
Kevin Stitt |  | 1972– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | Governor (2019–present)
Daniel Sullivan |  | 1963– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2004–2011)
Amanda Swope |  | 1988– | Muscogee Creek Nation | Democratic | State representative (2022–present)
Houston B. Teehee |  | 1874–1953 | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | Mayor of Tahlequah (1907–1909)
State representative (1910–1914)
Kimberly Teehee |  | 1968– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | White House Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs (2009–2012)
Bob A. Trent |  | 1913–1992 | Choctaw Nation | Democratic | State representative, state senator[74]
Mark Vancuren |  | 1964– | Cherokee Nation | Republican | State representative (2018–present)
Paul Wesselhoft |  | 1947– | Citizen Potawatomi | Republican | State representative (2005–2017)
Collin Walke |  | 1982– | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2016–2023)
Cory Williams |  |  | Cherokee Nation | Democratic | State representative (2009–2019)
Jonathan Wingard |  | 1982– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State senator (2024–present)
Tom Woods |  | 1994- | Chickasaw Nation | Republican | State senator (2023-present)

### Oregon[edit]

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Jackie Taylor |  | 1935–2008 | Potawatomi | Democratic | State representative (1991–2001)
Tawna Sanchez |  | 1961– | Shoshone, Bannock, Ute | Democratic | State representative (2017–present)

### Pennsylvania[edit]

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Barbara Smith |  | 1950– | Sac and Fox Nation | Democratic | State representative (2006–2010)

### South Carolina[edit]

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Fawn Pedalino |  | 1987– | Natchez-Kusso | Republican | State representative (2023-present)

### South Dakota[edit]

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or tribe | Party | Offices held

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Jim Bradford |  | 1933–2020 | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State senator (2009–2017); State representative (2001–2009)
Ed Iron Cloud III |  | 1964– | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State representative (2009–2012)
Jim Emery |  | 1934–2021 | Cheyenne River Sioux | Republican | State representative (1985–1986), State senator (1986–1996)
Pat Flynn |  | 1922–1979 | Lakota | Republican | State senator (1971–1973)[76]
Red Dawn Foster |  |  | Oglala Sioux/Navajo | Democratic | State representative (2019 –present)
Troy Heinert |  | 1972 – | Rosebud Lakota | Democratic | State representative (2013–2015), State senator (2015–Present)
Philip N. Hogen |  |  | Oglala Sioux | Republican | United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota (1981–1991), Commissioner of the National Indian Gaming Commission (2002–2009)
Tamara St. John |  | 1966 – | Dakota Sioux | Republican | State representative (2019 – )
Kevin Killer |  | 1979 – | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State representative (2009–2017), State senator (2017–2019)
Steve Livermont |  | 1955 – | Oglala Sioux | Republican | State representative (2017–2021)
Ellis T. Peirce |  | 1846–1926 | Oglala Sioux | Republican | State representative (1903–1904)[77]
Peri Pourier |  |  | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State representative (2019-present)
Thomas Short Bull |  | 1946– | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State senator (1983–1988)[76]
Theresa Two Bulls |  | 1949–2020 | Oglala Sioux | Democratic | State senator (2005–2009)
Tyler Tordsen |  |  | Dakota Sioux | Republican | State representative (2023 – )
Paul Valandra |  | 1953– | Rosebud Lakota | Democratic | State representative (1991–2000), State senator (2001–2006)
Tom Van Norman |  | 1964– | Cheyenne River Sioux | Democratic | State representative (2000–2008)[78]
Ron J. Volesky |  | 1954– | Hunkpapa[79] | Republican | State representative (1981–1986, 1993–2000), State senator (2001–2002)
Democratic
Bruce Whalen |  |  | Oglala Sioux | Republican | Oglala Sioux tribal administrator, former chair of the Oglala Lakota County Republican Party and nominee for South Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2006

### Tennessee[edit]

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Bryan Terry |  | 1968– | Choctaw Nation | Republican | State representative (2015–present)

### Utah[edit]

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Angela Romero |  |  | Assiniboine | Democratic | State representative (2013–present)

### Washington[edit]

Name | Image | Life | Ethnicity
or tribe | Party | Offices held

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George Adams |  | 1880–1954 | Skokomish | Democratic | State representative (1933–1939), (1945–1954)
W. Ron Allen |  | 1947—  | S'Klallam  | Independent | Tribal Chairmen (1977-present), NCAI treasurer and president,
Don Barlow |  | 1938–2016 | Ottawa | Democratic | State representative (2007–2009)
William Bishop |  | 1861–1934 | Snohomish | Republican | State senator (1919–1927), (1933–1934), State representative (1899–1903), (1905–1907), (1909–1911), (1917–1919)
Jim Dunn |  | 1942– | Inuit | Republican | State representative (1997–2003), (2005–2009)
Claudia Kauffman |  | 1959– | Nez Perce | Democratic | State senator (2007–2011)
Debra Lekanoff |  | 1971– | Tlingit | Democratic | State representative (2019–)
John McCoy |  | 1943– | Tulalip | Democratic | State senator (2013–2020), State representative (2003–2013)
Jeff Morris |  | 1964– | Tsimshian | Democratic | State representative (1997–2020)
Chief George Pierre |  | 1926–2011 | Colville | Democratic | State representative (1965–1967)
Jay Rodne |  | 1966– | Bad River Ojibwe | Republican | State representative (2004–2019)
Dino Rossi |  | 1959– | Tlingit | Republican | State senator (1997–2003, 2012, 2017); 2004 and 2008 Republican nominee for Governor
Chris Stearns |  |  | Navajo Nation | Democratic | State senator (1985–1993), State representative (2022- )
Lois Stratton |  | 1927–2020 | Spokane | Democratic | State senator (1985–1993), State representative (1980–1985)
John Tennant |  | 1830–1893 | Quapaw |  | Territorial representative (1858–1860)

### Wyoming[edit]

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or tribe | Party | Offices held

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W. Patrick Goggles |  | 1952– | Arapaho | Democratic | State representative (2004–2015)
Affie Ellis |  | 1979/1980– | Navajo | Republican | State senator (2017–present)
Andi LeBeau |  |  | Arapaho | Democratic | State representative (2019–2023)
Scott Ratliff |  | 1943– | Eastern Shoshone | Democratic | State representative (1980–1992)[76]

## Municipal offices[edit]

### Arizona[edit]

* Roberta Cano, (Navajo, Zuni Pueblo) Winslow Mayor (2021-present)[80]

### California[edit]

* Tasha Cerda (Tohono O'odham Nation), Gardena Mayor (2017–present), City Council (2009–2013)[81]
* Todd Gloria (Tlingit-Haida), San Diego Mayor (2020–present; 2013–2014 (acting)), San Diego City Councilman (2008–2016), San Diego City Council President (2012–2014)[82]
* Mitch O'Farrell (Wyandotte), Los Angeles City Councilman (2013-2022), President of the Los Angeles City Council (2022)[83]

### Idaho[edit]

* William (Bill) Weems, (Coeur d'Alene) Plummer City Council (2012–2016) Mayor (2016–present)

### Maine[edit]

* April Fournier, (Navajo) Portland, Maine Portland City Council At-Large (2021-present)

### Minnesota[edit]

* Renee Van Nett, (Leech Lake Ojibwe) Duluth City Council

### New Mexico[edit]

* April J. Silversmith, Navajo Democrat (Gallup, NM Magistrate Judge[84])
* Carol Bowman Muskett, Navajo Democrat (McKinley County, NM Commissioner District I[85])
* Genevieve Jackson, Navajo Democrat (McKinley County, NM Commissioner District II[86])
* Harriet K. Becenti, Navajo Democrat (McKinley County, NM Clerk[87])
* Thommy Nelson, Navajo Democrat (McKinley County, NM Probate Judge[88])
* Felix Begay, Navajo Democrat (McKinley County, NM Sheriff[89])
* Earnest Becenti, Navajo Democrat (Mckinley County, NM County Treasurer[90])
* GloJean Todacheene, Navajo Democrat (San Juan County, NM Commissioner District I[91])

### Oklahoma[edit]

* John Tyler Hammons (b. 1988, Cherokee Nation), mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma (2008–2012)

* David Holt (b. 1979, Osage Nation), mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2018-present)

* Susan Bayro (Osage Nation), mayor of Pawhuska (2024-present)

### Utah[edit]

* Willie Grayeyes, Navajo Democrat (San Juan County, UT Commission[92]
* Kenneth Maryboy, Navajo Democrat (San Juan County, UT Commission [93])
* Robin Troxell, Hopi Tribe of Arizona (Brigham City Councilmember)

### Washington[edit]

* Christopher Roberts, (b. 1978,) Choctaw Democrat, (Shoreline City Council (2010–present)[94]
* Roxanne Murphy, (Nooksack) Bellingham City Council [2012–2018][95]
* Debora Juarez, (Blackfeet) Seattle City Council [2016–present][96]

### Wisconsin[edit]

* Wahsayah Whitebird, (b. 1991) Ojibwe Communist, City Council of Ashland, Wisconsin [2019-2021][97]
* Kristie Goforth, (Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Monona City Council [2020–present]

## Other offices[edit]

* Diego Archuleta (1814 – 1884), Member of the Mexican Congress, soldier in the Mexican Army, in the Mexican–American War, Native American Agent by President Abraham Lincoln, and member of the Union Army (US Army) during the American Civil War. He was the first Hispanic Brigadier General.
* Fleming Begaye Sr. (1921–2019) (Navajo) – Navajo Code Talker, Honorary Chair of the Native American Coalition of the Donald J. Trump for President Campaign, 2016.
* Elias Cornelius Boudinot (1835–1890) (Cherokee) — Tribal Representative to the Confederate Congress, 1862–65. Represented the Cherokee Nation.
* Samuel Benton Callahan (1833–1911) (Creek) — Tribal Representative to the Confederate Congress, 1864–65. Represented the Creek and Seminole nations.
* Plenty Coups (1848–1932) (Crow) – Representative of Native Americans for the dedication of the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
* Robert McDonald Jones (1808–1872) (Choctaw) — Tribal Representative to the Confederate Congress, 1863–65. Represented the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations.
* Dana Loesch (born 1978) (Cherokee) — radio host, TV personality, former spokesperson for the National Rifle Association.
* Peter MacDonald (born 1928) (Navajo) – Member of Richard Nixon's Committee to Re-Elect the President (CRP) in 1972.
* Will Rogers (1879–1935, Cherokee), honorary mayor of Beverly Hills, California[98]
* Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942) (Osage) – Major General, highest ranking Native American officer in the Army, Commander of the 7th Air Force in Hawaii, shot down and killed during the Battle of Midway.

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## External links[edit]

* Political Graveyard's list of Native American politicians

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