Seneca Nation elects first woman president
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Tina Abrams became the first woman elected president of the Seneca Nation since 1848, winning with 1,040 votes. For the first time in the nation's history, women will make up the entire executive branch: Abrams as president, Lenith Waterman as treasurer, and Bethany Johnson as clerk, all elected to two-year terms on November 10, 2026.
Seneca women could not vote in the nation's elections until 1964.
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