(Washington
D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced Tracie Stevens at a
hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee considering her nomination to
serve as Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Murray expressed
strong support for the nomination and urged her colleagues to vote to confirm
Stevens.
“Tracie
has been an effective leader, has demonstrated knowledge of complex policy
issues, and has done a great job of clearly communicating with my office on
issues of importance to Washington state and the nation,” Senator
Murray said at the hearing today. “I also must say that I am
personally excited that Tracie was nominated because she is an enrolled member
of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington….I believe Tracie will do a great job as
chair of the NIGC. She has developed the relationships, experience, and
trust necessary to be an effective leader. So I am proud to be here today to
join in introducing her. And I strongly support her nomination to chair the
National Indian Gaming Commission.”
Stevens,
a member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington state, has been the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary
for Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of Interior since July 2009. Prior to
this role, Stevens served as a Senior Policy Analyst with the Tulalip Tribes
government affairs office. In this capacity, she also served as the Chair of
the Gaming Subcommittee for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians,
Secretary of the Board of the Directors for the Washington Indian Gaming
Association, and as the Northwest Delegate for the National Indian Gaming
Association. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from the
University of Washington.
U.S.
Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered the following remarks introducing Stevens
at the Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing:
“Mr.
Chairman, it is my pleasure to be here today to introduce Tracie Stevens, from
my home state of Washington, who has been nominated to chair the National
Indian Gaming Commission.
“I
have known Tracie for a long time, and I am very confident that the skills she
has developed over the course of her career will serve her well in this
position.
“She
has strong, practical, on-the-ground, knowledge of the industry from her work
in operations at the Tulalip Casino in Washington state.
“And
she is a proven leader in this field. She has developed strong
relationships at the local, state and national level as the Northwest Delegate
& Executive Board Member of the National Indian Gaming Association, Chair
of the Gaming Subcommittee of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, and
Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Washington Indian Gaming
Association.
“Tracie
has also done an outstanding job at her current position at the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
“She
has been an effective leader, has demonstrated knowledge of complex policy
issues, and has done a great job of clearly communicating with my office on
issues of importance to Washington state and the nation.
“I
also must say that I am personally excited that Tracie was nominated because
she is an enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington.
“And
I know she understands the diverse communities in my home state.
“Mr.
Chairman, I believe Tracie will do a great job as chair of the NIGC. She
has developed the relationships, experience, and trust necessary to be an
effective leader.
“So
I am proud to be here today to join in introducing her. And I strongly support
her nomination to chair the National Indian Gaming Commission. Thank
you.”
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