Meredith Frailey Explained

Meredith Frailey
Office:Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 6th district, Seat 2
Term Start:August 14, 2007
Term End:August 14, 2013
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Position disestablished
Office2:Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 6th district
Term Start2:August 14, 2003
Term End2:August 14, 2007
Alongside2:Johnny Keener
Predecessor2:Stephanie Wickliffe-Shepherd
Successor2:Multi-member district disestablished

Meredith Frailey is a Cherokee Nation politician who served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council from 2003 to 2013.

Education

Meredith Frailey graduated from Locust Grove High School and went on to earn her bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law.[1]

Tribal Council

Frailey was first elected to the Cherokee Nation tribal council in 2003 in the multi-member district 6 alongside incumbent Johnny Keener, and defeating incumbent Stephanie Wickliffe-Shepherd.[2] In 2006, she was elected Speaker of the Tribal Council for a two-year term.[3] After an amendment to election law split multi-member districts, Frailey ran unopposed for the new District 6, Seat 2 in 2007.[4] In 2009, Frailey attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama.[5] After another round of redistricting, Frailey lost her re-election campaign for the new 15th district to Janees Taylor in 2013.[6] Principal Chief Chad Smith filed a lawsuit on her behalf requesting a runoff between her and Taylor, but the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled against the lawsuit.[7] [8]

In 2021, Frailey ran in the 2021 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections for district 15.[9] She lost the election to Danny Callison.[10]

Deputy chief campaigns

In 2019, Frailey ran for deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation against Bryan Warner and Linda Sacks.[11] Warner won the general election and avoided a runoff with 58% of the vote.[12]

Frailey ran in the 2023 Cherokee Nation deputy chief election and lost to incumbent deputy chief Bryan Warner.[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cherokee Council and Administration 2003–2007 . 27 May 2023 . . August 8, 2003.
  2. News: Chavez . Will . Grayson, Chapman in runoff . 27 May 2023 . . June 5, 2003.
  3. News: Snell . Travis . Council weighs by-blood citizenship measure . 27 May 2023 . . July 14, 2006.
  4. News: Chavez . Will . Smith wins another term as chief . 27 May 2023 . . July 11, 2007.
  5. News: Murphy . Jami . Cherokee officials to attend Obama inauguration . 27 May 2023 . . December 31, 2008.
  6. News: Murphy . Jami . Tribal Council election results certified . 27 May 2023 . . June 25, 2013.
  7. News: Murphy . Jami . Frailey wants Dist. 15 election results invalidated . 27 May 2023 . . July 3, 2013.
  8. News: Murphy . Jami . CN Supreme Court issues decision on Dist. 15 election . 27 May 2023 . . July 12, 2013.
  9. News: Hunter . Chad . Crowded field in Tribal Council races as filing period ends . 27 May 2023 . . February 5, 2021.
  10. News: Bark . Lindsey . Callison wins Dist. 15 Tribal Council seat . 27 May 2023 . . June 6, 2021.
  11. News: Hunter . Chad . 36 file for Cherokee Nation government seats . 27 May 2023 . . February 8, 2019.
  12. News: Hunter . Chad . UPDATED: Warner prevails in deputy chief race . 27 May 2023 . . June 2, 2019.
  13. News: Hunter . Chad . 41 file for office in Cherokee Nation . 27 May 2023 . . February 9, 2023.

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