Dora Patzkowski
{{Short description|Cherokee Nation politician}}
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Dora Patzkowski is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served as the Cherokee Nation tribal councilor for the 12th district since 2019.
Cherokee Nation tribal council
Patzkowski first ran for the Cherokee Nation's 12th tribal council district in 2015, against incumbent Dick Lay.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jami |title=36 candidates file for general election |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/36-candidates-file-for-general-election/article_90c51d5f-9336-5bf0-b207-c388871bfc46.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=March 6, 2015}} Lay won re-election with 61% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Chavez |first1=Will |title=UPDATE: Lay retains Dist. 12 seat by wide margin |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/election/update-lay-retains-dist-12-seat-by-wide-margin/article_b5aea9d7-8a40-5e5b-a59b-99e66a51fa16.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=June 29, 2015}} Lay was term limited in 2019, and Patzkowski ran again, this time against Phyllis Lay, Todd Branstetter, and Don Scott.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |title=36 file for Cherokee Nation government seats |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/36-file-for-cherokee-nation-government-seats/article_1096f0cc-c089-56dc-8b4f-7b30ba85ee85.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=February 8, 2019}} She advanced to the runoff alongside Phyllis Lay, the retiring incumbent's wife.{{cite news |last1=Rowley |first1=D. Sean |title=UPDATED: Lay, Patzkowski in runoff for Dist. 12 seat |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/updated-lay-patzkowski-in-runoff-for-dist-12-seat/article_ae213c26-542d-5ad4-b951-20296698c770.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=June 2, 2019}} She won the runoff with 63% of the vote.{{cite news |last1=Rowley |first1=D. Sean |title=Nofire, Patzkowski win District 3, District 12 posts, respectively |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/nofire-patzkowski-win-district-3-district-12-posts-respectively/article_452bff09-182a-538f-8e7c-23558f38bd25.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=July 28, 2019}} She was sworn in on August 14, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |last2=Rowley |first2=D. Sean |title=Hoskin, Warner, 8 councilors sworn in at inauguration ceremony |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/hoskin-warner-8-councilors-sworn-in-at-inauguration-ceremony/article_16b1b46e-c6ea-5cae-963f-9b54803c7b06.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=August 15, 2019}} She is running for re-election in the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections. She won the 2023 election with 81% of the vote against Challenger Crystal st. John. {{cite news |title=CN Election 2023: District 12 Tribal Council candidates Q&A |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/cn_election_2023/cn-election-2023-district-12-tribal-council-candidates-q-a/article_5258ff16-d935-11ed-b943-7fe7ce6fce42.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=April 12, 2023}}
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Category:Members of the Council of the Cherokee Nation
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Category:21st-century American politicians
Category:21st-century Native American politicians