J.C. Seneca is taking over as president of the Seneca Nation of Indians after garnering more than 87% of the tribal election vote.
The business owner, philanthropist and long-time council member, who lost his previous three presidential campaigns, said the time was right.
“The message that I carried has been similar over the many years and I think this time the people really got in tune with that and realized that it’s time to move in that direction,” he said.
Seneca enters the office as the Nation continues to negotiate a new casino gaming compact with New York state. The previous compact expired late last year and the two sides have extended terms quarterly since.
