Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – 01:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – 09:30 p.m.
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos announced today that he will not seek a third term as the Tribe’s leader in order to concentrate on his campaign for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.
Ramos, a lifelong democrat, has been politically distancing himself from the Tribe in his campaign literature.
This latest announcement appears to be in furtherance of that process.
Ramos, who is seeking to unseat Supervisor Neil Derry, will continue to earn more than $1.5 million annually and pay no state income taxes.
Update: Sources are telling InlandPolitics.com that Ramos likely doesn’t have the votes to secure a third term as chairman because of the negative focus his campaign has placed on the mostly-private tribe.
Any election of the chairman requires a majority of the San Manuel Tribe’s voting members.
Ramos reportedly never consulted with the Tribe’s council before embarking upon his newest political quest.
Like I said before…
You can take James Ramos out of the Reservation, but you can’t take the Reservation of Ramos.
How lame does RAMOS think we Third District voters are?
So NOT being “Chairman” AGAIN will automatically wipe-out all memory of his MISDEEDS, WRONGDOINGS, and SHADY UNDERHANDED DEALS while he WAS Chairman? HA! NOT!
For starters, WHILE Chairman, the Mexican Mafia flourished on the Reservation due to the save haven Ramos provided them.
It was a win-win situation for Ramos, instead of right or wrong.
Ramos received money, lots of it, as kickbacks from the Mafia- tit for tat.
Now, with that very gambling, drug and blood money Ramos wants to BUY his way into the Third District to continue erosion of our principals, values, morals and work ethics.
I can’t beleive he has suddenly found a new life outside the res. Naaaaa, just another pimp wanting to move on up to the benefits available to politicians
If Ramos had been serious about getting involved in life outside the Reservation, he would have resigned as “Chief” of his own, and separate, Sovereign Nation BEFORE taking papers out to run in our territory as Third District Supervisor.
He thought he could have his cake and eat it to, until us in the Third District made it clear WE ARE NO FOOLS!
Just because he will not seek re-election in the Reservation, does NOT mean Ramos will not be running things underground within the Reservation.
Ramos is a crook A pimp phony Indian living off the blood of poor people. This piece of shit should hang himself. he is a disgrace to humanity.
I KNOW…FOR LENT…LET’S ALL GIVE UP GAMBLING!
Does this fool really think the fact that he isn’t running for Tribal Chair somehow eliminates his conflict of interest? It was never about the Chairmanship of the Tribe, it has always been about the casino money in his pocket and which master he will serve, the casino that pays him mega-tax-free bucks, or the people he would actually represent. My money is he will serve the money in his pocket!