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    Wednesday, May 22, 2024

    Mashantuckets re-elect pair to tribal council

    Mashantucket — Two incumbent members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council were re-elected Sunday in voting among tribal members.

    Marjorie Colebut-Jackson, the council’s secretary, and Fatima Dames won new three-year terms, the tribe announced. Six other tribal members had declared themselves candidates for the two council seats up for election.

    Colebut-Jackson won a fourth term while Dames was elected for a third time.

    The seven-member council then elected Councilor Crystal Whipple vice chairwoman, an office that had been held by Dames.

    In a special election held Oct. 24, tribal members elected Jean Swift to the council seat vacated by Steven Thomas, the former council treasurer who resigned before pleading guilty to a federal felony charge of stealing from the tribe. Swift will serve the remaining two years of Thomas’ term.

    The council’s other members are Chairman Rodney Butler, Roy Colebut-Ingram and Steven Colebut. The council oversees tribal government as well as management of the tribe’s Foxwoods Resort Casino.

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