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On November 6, 2018, Democrats Sharice Davids of Kansas and Deb Haaland of New Mexico were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and the 116th Congress, which commenced on January 3, 2019, had four Native Americans. Davids and Haaland are the first two Native American women with documented tribal ancestry to serve in Congress.
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 ...
This page lists Native American members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Also see List of Native Americans in the United States Congress and List of Native American politicians.
Congress Electoral history — — — December 29, 1835 – August 29, 2019 24th–116th Vacant: Kimberly Teehee: Cherokee Nation: Democratic: August 29, 2019 – present: 116th 117th 118th 119th: Appointed by Chuck Hoskin Jr. in August 2019 and approved unanimously by committee. Teehee was not seated during the 116th Congress or in any ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Mary Sattler Peltola [1] [b] (born August 31, 1973) is an American politician and former tribal judge who served as the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district from 2022 to 2025.
In 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, signed into law by President George W. Bush, replaced the position of Resident Representative with a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives. The election of the first delegate took place in November 2008.
Mary Peltola (born 1973), U.S. representative, first Alaskan Native in Congress (Yup'ik) [15] Zitkala-Sa (1876–1938), Yankton activist and co-founder of National Council of American Indians [4] Kimberly Teehee (born 1968), first Cherokee Nation delegate-designate to the U.S. House of Representatives [11]