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Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Re-Elects Chairman, Treasurer

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Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino, re-elected their chairman and treasurer over the weekend.Voters chose Rodney Butler to serve a fifth consecutive term on the tribal council and his third straight term as chairman.

Incumbent treasurer Jean Swift and Daniel Menihan were also elected to the council. Crystal Whipple, the council vice chairwoman, was not re-elected, and was replaced by Councilor Fatima Dames.

The council governs the tribe and manages the casino. The tribe is pursuing another casino in northern Connecticut in a partnership with The Mohegan Tribe in hopes of competing with MGM's planned casino in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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