| 词条 | Ned Norris Jr. |
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|image = |imagesize = | name = Ned Norris, Jr. | order = | office = Chairman of the Tohono O'odham | term_start = August 3, 2007 | term_end = May 28, 2015 | vicepresident = Wavalene M. Romero (since 2011) Isidro Lopez (2007–2011) | predecessor = Vivian Juan-Saunders | successor = Edward D. Manuel | birth_date = 1955 | birth_place = | party = Democrat | spouse = Janice Norris | children = Three | occupation = Politician | residence = Fresnal Canyon, Baboquivari District, Arizona | religion = }}Ned Norris, Jr. (born 1955) is the former chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation of southern Arizona. He held the office for two consecutive terms from 2007-2015. Norris previously worked as the director of marketing and public relations for the O'odham Gaming Authority.[1] BiographyEarly lifeNed Norris, Jr. was born in 1955 and raised in Tucson, Arizona.[2] Norris attended both elementary school and middle school in Flagstaff, Arizona before graduating from Sunnyside High School in Tucson.[2] He received a certification in social work from Pima Community College and enrolled at some classes at the University of Arizona, where he later was awarded an honorary Human of Letters doctorate.[2] CareerNorris began working for the government of the Tohono O'odham nation in 1978 as a nonattorney tribal judge.[2] He served as a trial judge until 1993.[2] He also served on the school board of the Sunnyside Unified School District in Pima County, Arizona, from 1997 until 2000.[2] Additionally, Norris was employed as the director of public relations and marketing for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Authority.[2] He resigned from this position in 2003 when he was elected the Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham nation.[2] Norris has also worked for the Desert Diamond Casino as assistant director of public relations.[2] Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham (2003–2006)In 1999, Vivian Juan-Saunders announced her intention to challenge incumbent Tohono O'odham Chairman Edward Manuel, who was seeking a second term in office.[1] Juan-Saunders chose Norris as her running mate in the election.[1] Manuel defeated Juan-Saunders to win a second term as chairman.[1] In 2003, Vivian Juan-Saunders once again sought the chairmanship with Ned Norris Jr. as her running mate.[1] She and Norris won the election with 59% of the vote in a rematch with Edward Manuel, who was seeking a third term.[1] Norris became the Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham under Chairman Vivian Juan-Saunders, the first woman to lead the Tohono O'odham.[16] He held the post until his resignation in June 2006.[2] Chairman of the Tohono O'odham (2007–2015)In 2007, Norris challenged incumbent Chairman Juan-Saunders in the Tohono O'odham executive election.[2] Norris ousted Juan-Saunders in the election, which was held on May 26, 2007.[2] He received 1,766 of the 3,105 total votes cast by Tohono O'odham voters.[2] His running mate, Isidro Lopez, became the Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham.[2] Norris and Lopez was formally inaugurated as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation on Friday, August 3, 2007.[3] He announced that his priorities as Chairman are to attract college educated Tohono O'odham back to the reservation, as well as foucs on health care and the alleviation of unemployment.[4] In 2011, Norris announced his candidacy for re-election as chairman. Wavalene Marie Romero, a Tohono O'odham councilwoman, is Norris' running mate for vice chairman. Vice Chairman Isidro Lopez chose to retire rather than seek a second term. On Saturday, May 28, 2011, Ned Norris Jr. was re-elected to a second term as Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation. The total number of votes were 3,729. Norris received 2,238 votes defeating Juan-Saunders who received 1,491 votes. In May 2015, Norris and his running mate Romero were defeated by former Chairman Edward D. Manuel by 213 votes. References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|first=D.A. |last= Barber|title= The New Boss |url=http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-new-boss/Content?oid=1074723 |work=Tucson Weekly |publisher= |date=2003-12-04 |accessdate=2011-01-12}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Ned Jr.}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|first=|last=|title= Tohono O'odham Nation elects new chairwoman |url=http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=111|work=Associated Press |publisher=News From Indian Country|date=2007-05-29 |accessdate=2011-01-12}} 3. ^{{cite news|first=Becky |last=Pallack |title=New O'odham chairman inaugurated: Ned Norris Jr. has worked for nation 30 years |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-167210510.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085209/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-167210510.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2012-11-05|work=Arizona Republic |publisher=Highbeam Research|date=2007-08-03 |accessdate=2011-01-13}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news|first=Konstantinos |last=Kalaitzidis |title= New O’odham chairman wants to do business |url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2007/05/31/53199-new-o-odham-chairman-wants-to-do-business/|work=Tucson Citizen |publisher=|date=2007-05-31 |accessdate=2011-01-12}} 7 : 1955 births|Chairmen of the Tohono O'odham|Native American leaders|Arizona politicians|People from Flagstaff, Arizona|Politicians from Tucson, Arizona|Living people |
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