Under the Seneca Nation constitution, a president may serve multiple but not consecutive terms.
That means the Senecas will have new leadership following their November election. On Thursday, Tribal Council Member and owner of the Native Pride Travel Plaza J.C. Seneca became the first person to announce his candidacy.
“Our people are our greatest asset and we have to utilize that to get through the many challenges we face,” Seneca said.
For essentially the duration of current President Rickey Armstrong, Sr.’s term, the Senecas have been negotiating a new casino gaming compact with New York State. If elected, J.C. Seneca expects the task to fall to him.
