{{Short description|Cherokee Nation politician}} {{infobox officeholder |name = Joe Deere |image = |office = Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 13th district |term_start = August 14, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = Buel Anglen |successor = |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = |spouse = |education = |citizenship = }}
'''Joe Deere''' is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served on the Cherokee Nation tribal council representing the 13th district since 2019.
==Cherokee Nation tribal council== Deere first ran for the Cherokee Nation tribal council in 2011 against Lee R. Keener Jr.;<ref>{{cite news |title=32 candidates file for Cherokee Nation's June 25 election |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/32-candidates-file-for-cherokee-nations-june-25-election/article_4d53629b-59e9-529f-8323-64fbe79fd023.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> he lost the race.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Jami |last2=Good Voice |first2=Christina |title=UPDATE: 4 councilors retain seats, 3 races go to runoffs |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/update-4-councilors-retain-seats-3-races-go-to-runoffs/article_29a12d61-9f83-529a-a9e1-84b4bec9f3c7.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=June 27, 2011}}</ref> Deere filed again in 2019, this time against district 13 incumbent Buel Anglen.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Deere challenged Anglen's candidacy under the 1999 Cherokee Nation Constitution's term limit provisions and the Cherokee Nation Election Commission disqualified Anglen from running.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |title=5 candidates face eligibility challenges |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/5-candidates-face-eligibility-challenges/article_a35ccecd-1fcf-5c2d-8073-ab6a2a4cb9e3.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=February 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |title=Election Commission tosses 2 challenged candidates |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/election-commission-tosses-2-challenged-candidates/article_dc30e067-0e9c-5760-b97d-0d62a8e84149.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=February 22, 2019}}</ref> The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court affirmed the Election Commissions decision.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |title=Supreme Court affirms ousting of Anglen as candidate |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/supreme-court-affirms-ousting-of-anglen-as-candidate/article_d8162f4e-a7d7-5caf-95d0-4e3c17ac1a51.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> With Anglen disqualified, Deere was unopposed in the 2019 election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bark |first1=Lindsey |title=Deere runs unopposed, wins Dist. 13 council seat |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/deere-runs-unopposed-wins-dist-13-council-seat/article_9394fa52-e16d-57cd-844b-5e5b057fee0d.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> The court dismissed a later appeal by Anglen for a new election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Chad |title=Cherokee Nation Supreme Court dismisses effort to scrap Dist. 13 race |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/cherokee-nation-supreme-court-dismisses-effort-to-scrap-dist-13-race/article_5ad6160f-2850-525e-a520-fc7b82aea87f.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> He was sworn on August 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rowley |first1=D. Sean |last2=Hunter |first2=Chad |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}}</ref> He is running for re-election in the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections.<ref>{{cite news |title=CN Election 2023: District 13 Tribal Council candidates Q&A |url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/cn_election_2023/cn-election-2023-district-13-tribal-council-candidates-q-a/article_2e755c4a-d974-11ed-b5ea-3f2ac3ac517d.html |access-date=27 May 2023 |work=Cherokee Phoenix |date=April 12, 2023}}</ref>
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