Tishomingo District, Seat #3

4736 Chickasaw Trail
Sulphur, OK 73086
Cell: (580) 272-7270
Home: (580) 622-3523
steve.woods@chickasaw.net

Chickasaw Lineal Ancestors

• Pat and Jerry Woods, Parents
• Almeda Engle, Grandmother(Original Enrollee)
• Author Hopkins James, Great Grandfather (Original Enrollee)
• Suel James, Great-Great Grandfather
• Joshephine Brown-James, Great-Great Grandmother

Family

• Wife: Paula
• Children: Christi and Bradley
• Son-in-Law: Kevin Lovett
• Grandchildren: Doron, Mallorie, and Zoie

Type of Tribal Involvement

• Human Resources Committee - Chairman
• Election Rules & Regulations Ad Hoc Committee - Chairman
• Legislative Committee - Member
• Education Committee - Member
• Land Committee - Member
• Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court - Served as an elected Justice from 1991-2002
• Chickasaw Housing Authority, 1980-1985

Goals

• To support economic development so we can provide jobs for our people as well as become self-sufficient.
• Pursue the expansion of the existing court system that will incorporate traditions and customs of the Chickasaw people.
• Seek priority for our elders in all services, especially health care.
• Promote the preservation of our history, culture, and language.

Activities

Appointed by the Governors of Oklahoma to the Oklahoma Radiation Management Advisory Council in 1993, 1996, and 2002 and currently serve as the elected vice-chairman of the council.

Hobbies

• Fishing
• Hunting
• Gardening
• Family outings