The General Council includes all enrolled Nez Perce citizens over age 18. It meets twice a year to review reports from the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee.

Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Candidates

The following list is who submitted, and Election Judges received their packet for Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Candidate. These are NOT certified candidates. Candidacy filing will close on Thursday, February 15th at 4:30pm. Certification will be completed and posted by March 01, 2024.

Seat 1Seat 2Seat 3
* Ryan Oatman* Samuel Penney* Shirley Allman
James R. SpencerOtta Moody
* denotes the incumbent

For further information or if you have any questions, please contact General Council Election Judges at contact information below or email at electionjudges@nezperce.org.

The election judges are:
Melissa Guzman – (208) 791-0298 or melissag@nezperce.org
Loretta Spaulding – (208) 621-3823 or lorettas@nezperce.org
Kayla Warden – (208) 935-8798 or kaylaw@nezperce.org

General Council Officers

Chairman  Allen Slickpoo Jr. | allensGC@nezperce.org
Secretary  Jasmine Higheagle | jasminehgc@nezperce.org

Election Judges | electionjudges@nezperce.org

Melissa Guzman | (208) 621-3828 | melissag@nezperce.org
Loretta Spaulding | (208) 621-3823 | lorettas@nezperce.org
 Carla Timentwa | carlat@nezperce.org 

Resolutions Committee | resolutionscommittee@nezperce.org   

Chairman  Ashton Picard
    Vice Chairman  Alice Spaulding
    Secretary  Paulette Smith
    Member  Kayla Warden | (208)935-8798

Meeting Minutes and Resolutions