Office: | Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 1st district |
Term Start: | August 14, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Rex Jordan |
Office2: | Member of the Hulbert Public Schools Board of Education |
Term Start2: | 2019 |
Citizenship: | American Cherokee Nation |
Sasha Blackfox-Qualls is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council since 2023.
Blackfox-Qualls graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Afterward she worked as a registered nurse at the W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.[1]
Blackfox-Qualls ran unopposed for the Hulbert Public Schools Board of Education in 2019 and served as the board's vice-president. She ran in the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections against Dale Lee Glory, Trae Ratliff, and Brian Jackson. In June, she advanced to a runoff alongside Glory.[2] She won the runoff with 56% of the vote.[3] She was sworn in on August 14, 2023, succeeding Rex Jordan.[4]