Southern Ute Tribe schedules election of new chairman in April
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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Politics
The
Southern Ute Tribe
of Colorado will elect a new chairman at a special election in April.
Matthew Box resigned last week under pressure. Jimmy Newton will serve as acting chairman until the election.
Executive Officer Johnny Valdez and co-executive officer Andrew Frost also resigned. The tribe has named Melvin J. Baker as acting executive officer.
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