Four Running in Election for Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chair

MASHPEE — Four people are running to become the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Council’s next chairperson.

The Cape Cod Times reported Monday that those running in the election scheduled for later this month are Nelson Andrews Jr., Kyle Bassett, Aaron Tobey Jr. and Brian Weeden.

The chairperson’s job is to preside over tribal council meetings, serve as the coordinator over all tribal government activities, and act as the tribe’s official spokesperson.

Get our free mobile app

The election is currently scheduled to take place through mail-in balloting through March 26.

The federally recognized tribe’s last two chairs have either been convicted of federal crimes or are currently facing federal charges.

READ ON: See the States Where People Live the Longest

Stacker used data from the 2020 County Health Rankings to rank every state's average life expectancy from lowest to highest. The 2020 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2016-2018 National Center for Health Statistics. The U.S. Census 2019 American Community Survey and America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2019 data were also used to provide demographics on the senior population of each state and the state's rank on senior health care, respectively.

Read on to learn the average life expectancy in each state.