Paulette Jordan - The First Native-American Governor?

Elected Officials of America: Underdog Stories by James Spadola

Mar 16, 201829:54Government & Organizations

Paulette Jordan recently resigned from being the only Native American legislator in Idaho to focus on her run for Governor. If elected, she would be the first Governor elected as a Democrat in Idaho since 1990, the first...

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