Sasha Blackfox-Qualls Explained

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.

Education and early career

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]

Political career

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Crumbacher . Katrina . Cherokee Nation runoff features 3 incumbent-free races . 28 November 2023 . NonDoc . 3 July 2023.
  2. News: Boston . Stacie . Blackfox-Qualls, Glory move forward to Dist. 1 run-off race . 28 November 2023 . . June 4, 2023.
  3. News: Hunter . Chad . Winning Cherokee Nation candidates certified . 28 November 2023 . . July 19, 2023.
  4. News: Hunter . Chad . New, re-elected councilors begin terms . 28 November 2023 . . August 16, 2023.