| Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. | |
| Office: | 7th Tribal Council Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| Deputy: | Mitchell Cypress |
| Term Start: | January 9, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | James E. Billie |
Marcellus William Osceola Jr. (born in 1972) is the current and 7th Tribal Council Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Osceola won a special election in 2016 to replace James Billie, who was ousted following a recall petition[1] and was re-elected to a full term in 2019.[2]
Osceola is the grandson of Bill Osceola, the tribe's first Tribal Council Chairman, serving from 1957 to 1967.
Osceola first ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board of directors of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc., which manages the tribe's non-gaming business interests, in 2003 and was finally elected in 2009 on his third try. In 2011, he was elected as the Hollywood District representative to the Tribal Council.[3]
An entrepreneur, Osceola ran a limousine company, lawn company, and seafood company prior to becoming chairman. He lives on the Hollywood Seminole Reservation.[4]
In 2019, Osceola informed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that the tribe would end annual casino payments to the state due to a long-running dispute over other gambling activities in the state.