Friday, February 7, 2020

Coeur d’Alene Tribal Citizen Paulette Jordan Enters U.S. Senate Race

By Native News Online Staff - February 07, 2020 at 01:36PM

Paulette Jordan at RES talks about her bid to be first American Indian governor.

Breaking News

BOISE, Idaho — Paulette Jordan, 40, has announced her candidacy for the United States Senate seat in Idaho. Jordan was the Democratic gubernatorial candidate for governor of Idaho in 2018 and lost to Republican Gov. Brad Little. She is a Democrat, who resigned her state representative seat to run for governor. She is a tribal citizen of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Indians, where she has previously served on the tribal council.

Jordan joins a field of three other Democrats who are running for the Democratic nomination to run against 76-year-old current U.S. Senator Jim Risch.

Jordan currently serves as secretary on the Board of Directors of the National Indian Gaming Association.

This is a developing story. Native News Online will provide more information about Jordan’s candidacy in the near future.

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