Bryan Warner is a

Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Nation (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ''Tsalagihi Ayeli'' or ᏣᎳᎩᏰᎵ ''Tsalagiyehli''), also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It ...

politician who has served as the deputy chief of the

since 2019 and who served as the

tribal councilor for the 6th district from 2015 to 2019.

Early life and education

Warner graduated from

Northeastern State University Northeastern State University (NSU) is a public university with its main campus in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The university also has two other campuses in Muskogee and Broken Arrow as well as online. Northeastern is the oldest institution of high ...

in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in organismic biology. He later earned a master's degree from East Central University and taught science courses at

Carl Albert State College Carl Albert State College (CASC) is a community college in southeastern Oklahoma. Originally named Poteau Junior College, it was founded in 1933, and its name changed to Poteau Community College in the early 1950s. In 1971, it was renamed in hon ...

Cherokee Nation tribal council

Warner ran for the

tribal council district 6 in 2015 in a four candidate race against: Ron Goff, Natalie Fullbright, and B. Keith McCoy. Incumbent Janelle Fullbright was term limited. Warner advanced to a runoff alongside Natalie Fullbright after placing second in the June 27 election. Warner won the runoff with 54% of the vote and was sworn on August 14, 2015. In 2017, he was appointed to a two-year term on the Center for Disease Control Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Tribal Advisory Committee.

Deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation

In 2019, Warner ran for deputy chief of the

. Robin Mayes challenged Warner's candidacy, but the challenge was dismissed by the

Supreme Court. He faced Meredith Frailey in the general election. He won with 58.88% of the vote. The

Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Warner's election alleging he violated election law because the Election Commission had found prior complaints without merit. He was sworn on August 14, 2019. In 2021, he was again appointed to another two-year term on the Center for Disease Control Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Tribal Advisory Committee. He ran for re-election in the 2023 Cherokee Nation deputy chief election and won re-election. Since his re-election, he is term-limited from running for deputy chief again until 2031.

Electoral history

References

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