Before that, he also won election to a four-year term on the Second ON Congress. Seeking a third term as Principal Chief, Standing Bear introduced himself as a Pawhuska District Inlonshka Committeeman and a licensed attorney of almost 42 years who practiced before he was first elected to the Executive Branch office in 2014. Principal Chief candidates Joe Tillman and incumbent Geoffrey Standing Bear spoke first followed by candidates for ON Congress and Osage Minerals Council.Ĭlavier said the candidate forum rules are: “Each candidate will have an allotted amount of time to introduce themselves and discuss their individual positions on topical tribal issues.” Osage Nation Principal Chief candidates Geoffrey Standing Bear (left) and Joe Tillman share their platforms in running for office during a candidate forum at the ApUnited Osages of Southern California Spring Gathering in Carlsbad. UOSC Chairman Greg Clavier welcomed the attendees back to the annual gathering, a 60-plus-year regional tradition for California regional Osages and their families to network, share fellowship, as well as hear from Osage officials and candidates during election season.
More than 60 individuals attended the event’s candidate forum in the Carlsbad Senior Center to hear from 15 Osages running for Principal Chief, Congress and Osage Minerals Council who traveled from Oklahoma.
The day-long event is the first UOSC in-person gathering since fall 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States. – Candidates running for Osage Nation elected offices in the 2022 General Election ventured west to meet fellow voters here at the United Osages of Southern California Spring Gathering on April 23.
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