Tribal councilwoman elected as Port Gamble S'Klallam chair to succeed Sullivan

Tribal councilwoman elected as Port Gamble S'Klallam chair to succeed Sullivan Main Photo

29 Nov 2023


Kitsap, Port Gamble S'Klallam

 Peiyu Lin, Kitsap Sun

Amber Caldera was elected the new chairwoman of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, replacing the late Jeromy Sullivan, in a special election on Tuesday.

Former PGST Chairman Jeromy Sullivan passed away in June at age 50 after leading the community as chair for more than a decade.

Over 330 enrolled tribal members voted in Tuesday's election, the most in any PGST election in the tribe's history, according to a statement from the tribe announcing the election results.

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