Joe Deere
Cherokee Nation politician
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Joe Deere is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council representing the 13th district since 2019.
Joe Deere | |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 13th district | |
| Assumed office August 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Buel Anglen |
Cherokee Nation tribal council
Deere first ran for the Cherokee Nation tribal council in 2011 against Lee R. Keener Jr.;[1] he lost the race.[2] Deere filed again in 2019, this time against district 13 incumbent Buel Anglen.[3] Deere challenged Anglen's candidacy under the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution's term limit provisions and the Cherokee Nation Election Commission disqualified Anglen from running.[4][5] The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court affirmed the Election Commissions decision.[6] With Anglen disqualified, Deere was unopposed in the 2019 election.[7] The court dismissed a later appeal by Anglen for a new election.[8] He was sworn on August 15, 2019.[9] He is running for re-election in the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections.[10]