Chad Smith (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetChad Smith (politician)
American lawyer and politician
Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1950
Place of Birth: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Chad Smith (politician)
- Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith (Cherokee name Ugista:???? derived from Cherokee word for "Corntassel", Utsitsata:????; born December 17, 1950, in Pontiac, Michigan) is a former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
- He was first elected in 1999.
- Smith was re-elected to a second term as Chief in 2003 and a third term in June 2007 with 59% of the vote.
- He was defeated in his attempt to get elected to a fourth term in office by Bill John Baker 54% to 46% in the 2011 election and he lost again to Baker in 2015, receiving 28% of the vote.
- Prior to being elected Principal Chief, he worked as a lawyer for the tribe and in private practice.
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