Dora Patzkowski

Dora Patzkowski is a Cherokee Nation politician who has served as the Cherokee Nation tribal councilor for the 12th district since 2019.

Dora Patzkowski
Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office August 14, 2019
Preceded by	Dick Lay

Cherokee Nation tribal council

Patzkowski first ran for the Cherokee Nation's 12th tribal council district in 2015, against incumbent Dick Lay.^[1] Lay won re-election with 61% of the vote.^[2] Lay was term limited in 2019, and Patzkowski ran again, this time against Phyllis Lay, Todd Branstetter, and Don Scott.^[3] She advanced to the runoff alongside Phyllis Lay, the retiring incumbent's wife.^[4] She won the runoff with 63% of the vote.^[5] She was sworn in on August 14, 2019.^[6] She is running for re-election in the 2023 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections.^[7]

References

1. Murphy, Jami (March 6, 2015). "36 candidates file for general election". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
2. Chavez, Will (June 29, 2015). "UPDATE: Lay retains Dist. 12 seat by wide margin". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
3. Hunter, Chad (February 8, 2019). "36 file for Cherokee Nation government seats". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
4. Rowley, D. Sean (June 2, 2019). "UPDATED: Lay, Patzkowski in runoff for Dist. 12 seat". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
5. Rowley, D. Sean (July 28, 2019). "Nofire, Patzkowski win District 3, District 12 posts, respectively". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
6. Hunter, Chad; Rowley, D. Sean (August 15, 2019). "Hoskin, Warner, 8 councilors sworn in at inauguration ceremony". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
7. "CN Election 2023: District 12 Tribal Council candidates Q&A". Cherokee Phoenix. April 12, 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.