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Who was the first Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate before Markwayne Mullin?
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Robert Latham Owen
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Robert Latham Owen was the first Cherokee Nation citizen to be elected to the United States Senate. He was elected in 1907 and served until 1925. Owen was a progressive Democrat and supported the New Deal. He also played a key role in the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States.
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