MUCKLESHOOT PROUD!
JOHN DANIELS, JR.
Making sure you
and your family get
Your Fair Share.
Fellow Muckleshoot Tribal Members:
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I am John Daniels, Jr and I have been serving you my entire adult life, and I will not let these chaotic times and changes in the federal governance threaten the standards and lifestyle we have built. The Tribe faces serious challenges in this new national environment.
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As the prices for gas, groceries, and essential goods continue to climb, it is crucial to provide families with the financial assistance they require as soon as possible. It’s time for our people to get their fair share of what they deserve.
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In my eight terms as a Tribal Council member (11 years as its Chair), I have fought for the cultural values that make us all proud:
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Building Tribal Gaming, supporting businesses, and creating more jobs than ever before
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Protecting Our Tribal Lands and Sovereignty – and what we can do on our lands
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Increasing our public safety for all our families
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Providing stable, dependable Education and Healthcare programs
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Ensuring strong options for our children’s future & providing support for our precious elders
Meet John Daniels, Jr.
Muckleshoot Proud from the Beginning
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Born and raised on the reservation as a proud Muckleshoot
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A “Tribal Treaty” Fisherman and early Bingo employee
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Former Muckleshoot Substance Abuse Counselor
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Muckleshoot Tribal Council Member, 8 Terms (11 years as Tribal Chair)
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Former Muckleshoot Government Affairs Director
Proudest Moments in the last Three Years
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Opening the Big Nation Station, the most service-oriented gas station ever!
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Casino Expansion & Hotel becoming a “Destination Resort”
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Elected Tribal Vice Chair and formerly Treasurer during a terrible recession where we made good money
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Increased home benefit payments for those in need
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More students graduating, heading to college
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Making important improvements to our gaming contracts
A Lifetime of Working for Muckleshoot Families
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Increased funding for youth activities and athletic sponsorship
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Changing loan rules so we can buy land and build on it
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Providing private school tuition for children especially special needs students
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Increasing business profits helping raise per-capita distributions
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Increasing family service for grief/loss, domestic violence
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Increasing elders' food benefits and doubling grant money for housing benefits
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Providing funds to pay water, sewer, and garbage bills for those living off the Reservation
A Note from John
I Need Your Help to Take the Next Steps in Making Your Muckleshoot Life Better…
Got some ideas? I’ve got time to listen.
The future of the Muckleshoot Tribe lives in the spirit, energy, and upbringing our kids have. Are they getting the best education? Are they getting mental health attention and behavioral treatment for all the grief and frustration the pandemic, as well as drug and alcohol abuse has caused? Do they know we live and care about them every day of our lives? Do they hear their ancestors’ callings? Their cultural roots and the laughter and love all Muckleshoots were born with?
Are we doing enough?
And our faithful, dedicated workers who keep our many programs operating strong and safely, have we kept up with the times to be the best employers? If there are workers who are trying to get their lives in better shape, and need more sick time, or treatment benefits, are we meeting those needs?
What changes should we be making?
We do much. Your Muckleshoot Tribal team truly looks out for every one of us – but the times require more compassion, more listening and more human decisions than all our ancestors and those of us who represent you can come up with and anticipate.
That’s why you matter now more than ever.
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Please vote.
And, as important, help me and our Tribal Council create a better world for Muckleshoots wherever they may land.
Please remember to vote for John Daniels, Jr.
on Monday, January 20, 2025
at the Philip Starr Administration Building from 8 am to 8 pm.
Meet John Daniels, Jr.
PLEASE VOTE ON JANUARY 20, 2025
Muckleshoot Tribal Elections
ELECTION INFORMATION
DATE: On Monday, January 20th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
PLACE: Philip Starr Building, Cougar Room
TIME: From 8 am to 8 pm
INFORMATION: Need election information, please call John at 253-347-4700 or email him at jdanjr13@msn.com.