Scott Bighorse
Scott Bighorse | |
|---|---|
| Kiheka | |
| Member of the Osage Nation Congress | |
| Assumed office July 2018 | |
| Principal Chief of the Osage Nation (interim) | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 2 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Red Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Standing Bear |
| Assistant Principal Chief of the Osage Nation | |
| In office 4 August 2010 – 21 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Red Eagle |
| Succeeded by | Terry Mason Moore |
| Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office 2006–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Sweeden |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Fields |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | American Osage Nation |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Pawhuska, Oklahoma |
Scott Norris Bighorse (born c. 1956) is an Osage American politician. Between 2006 and 2008, Bighorse was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 36th district. From 2010 to 2014, he served as assistant principal chief of the Osage Nation. Bighorse was elevated to interim principal chief of the Osage Nation after the 2014 impeachment of John Red Eagle and replaced later that year by Geoffrey Standing Bear. Bighorse was elected to the Osage Nation Congress in 2018.