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BROWNING, Mont. - Montana state Senator-elect Carol Juneau of Browning was happy with the results on election night, when a total of 10 Indians - all Democrats - won election to either the state House or state Senate.
''This is the most we've ever had in the state Legislature,'' she said.
When she was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1999, four Indians were serving in the state Legislature: and that was higher than in earlier years. It has gradually increased since that time, and in the last session there were eight.
''We had hoped there would be nine this year. Because I was term-limited and couldn't run for the House again, Shannon Augare ran for my seat. He was unopposed and was elected.'' Juneau said. ''I ran for the Senate, where a non-Indian had served before, but he wasn't eligible and I was elected. That made nine of us. Then Douglas Cordier, a Salish Kootenai man from Columbia Falls, ran against the incumbent and Cordier won. We were very pleased.''
Source: Native vote is big in Montana : ICT [2006/11/17]
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