Election Results

According to Article VIII: Nominations and Elections of our constitution, there are five (5) council members with the highest vote that may serve for two (2) years, and the remaining council will serve for one (1) year. Listed below are the active Tribal Council members.

• VotesCandidate
• 57 Megan Gourd (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 54 Madeline Arredondo (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 45 Lawrence Harlan (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 44 Germain Ruvalcaba (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 42 Cecilia Phoenix (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 39 Cora Phoenix-Price (Term Limit: November 2023)
• 39 Liz Zendejas (Term Limit: November 2023)
• 38 Meldrick Meza (Term Limit: November 2023)
• 36 JoAnn Arnold (Term Limit: November 2023)

Enrollment Committee

According to Section 2: Enrollment Committee of the Enrollment Committee By Laws, the committee may serve a term of two (2) years but may be reappointed upon expiration of the two-year term.

• VotesCandidate
• 46 Loretta Degarmo (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 37 Carla Wilson (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 32 Donna Ruvalcaba (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 28 Jana Townsend (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 26 Vivian Arnett (Term Limit: November 2024)

Warner Mountain Indian Health Board

According to Section IV: Governing Body of the Health Board By Laws, the WMIHB members shall hold office for a term of two (2) years or until their successors are elected.

• VotesCandidate
• 40 Chanel Jimenez (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 33 Ashlee Witcraft (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 33 LeeAndria Witcraft (Term Limit: November 2024)
• 33 Tori Townsend (Term Limit: November 2024)
• Health Board Selected – Matthew Octuck (Term Limit: November 2024)

Housing Board

According to Section IV: Governing Body of the Housing Committee By Laws, the three committee members with the highest votes will serve a term of four (4) years, and the two members with the lowest votes will serve two years.

In the 2022 elections, a vote passed to do a full election with four (4) new board members and keep one member on to finish out their original term, which ended in 2024. Only two current members remain until 2026.

• Votes
• 29 Louis Townsend (Term Limit: November 2026)
• 26 Roberta Phoenix (Term Limit: November 2026)
• 22 Joni Townsend (Term Limit: November 2024)
• Next highest vote – Audra Sam (Term Limit: November 2024)
• Next highest vote – Kevin L Townsend (Term Limit: November 2024)

Election Notice will be mailed out as well.