Cherokee's Swimmer has competition

APRIL 9, 2001

Kathy Keating, wife of Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, has announced she will run for the state's 1st Congressional district.

Keating, a Republican, is running for the post being vacated by Rep. Steve Largent. He will leave by November 2002.

Ross Swimmer, Former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, has formed a committee to investigate running for the state, but hasn't officially announced his candidacy. Swimmer, a Republican, was former head of the BIA under President Reagan.

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