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Theresa Two Bulls was born on 23 October, 1949 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, is a Native American attorney and politician (1949–2020). Discover Theresa Two Bulls's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
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23 October, 1949 |
| Birthday |
23 October |
| Birthplace |
Pine Ridge, South Dakota |
| Date of death |
21 November, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Chadron, Nebraska |
| Nationality |
South Dakota
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Theresa Two Bulls Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Theresa Two Bulls height not available right now. We will update Theresa Two Bulls's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Theresa Two Bulls's Husband?
Her husband is Ellis Steve Brings Him Back, Jr
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Ellis Steve Brings Him Back, Jr |
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Theresa Two Bulls Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Theresa Two Bulls worth at the age of 71 years old? Theresa Two Bulls’s income source is mostly from being a successful attorney. She is from South Dakota. We have estimated Theresa Two Bulls's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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attorney |
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Timeline
Theresa B. "Huck" Two Bulls (born October 23, 1949, Oglala Sioux; died November 21, 2020 ) was an attorney, prosecutor and politician in the United States and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
She had to retire after becoming ill and the family moved to the town of Pine Ridge in 1964.
Theresa went to the Pine Ridge High School.
She first earned an associate degree.
Two Bulls started her career as a legal secretary.
Later she graduated from college, completed law school and passed the bar.
She worked as an attorney.
Elected as a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, Two Bulls served four terms as Secretary of the executive committee.
She was also elected as vice-president of the Tribe.
Since the 1990s, Bennett County, located between the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations, has become majority-Native American in population and the people have taken part in local politics.
Two Bulls' election to the state senate followed a statewide Democratic voter registration drive in 2002 and rising political engagement by Native Americans.
In 2002, Oglala Sioux candidates were elected to positions as county sheriff, county commissioner, and as a member of the county school board (the latter was the first time a Native American has had a seat on the board).
In 2003 Two Bulls became a tribal prosecutor for the State Attorney General's Office in South Dakota.
The next year she ran for the state senate.
When she won, the AG's office gave her a sabbatical in order to serve in state office.
In 2004 she was elected as Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 27th district, the first American Indian woman to be elected to the state legislature.
In 2004 Two Bulls was elected as a Democrat to the South Dakota Senate, representing the 27th district.
She was the first American Indian woman elected to the state senate.
Her district included Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, and Shannon counties.
Two Bulls was the second woman elected to that position after Cecilia Fire Thunder, who was elected in 2004.
Soon after their election, she and program directors went to Washington, D.C. to lobby for federal stimulus funds.
The OST received monies for two road projects, an ambulance, Department of Justice grants for law enforcement, and money for tribal housing.
Based on her work in the state senate, Two Bulls developed relationships with local (county) and state governments to deal with regional issues.
While in the senate, Two Bulls served on the State/Tribal Relations Committee, as a member of the Health and Human Services Committee since 2005, and as member of the State-Local Government Committee.
She also served on a national task force to assist the Department of Justice to develop guidelines for a study on violence against Indian women, and to implement the resulting recommendations.
She was re-elected to the state senate in 2006.
That year Two Bulls was elected as president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, the second woman to serve in this position.
She served one term, which was two years.
In elective office, Two Bulls particularly worked to develop stronger relationships between tribal and local and state governments.
She also served on a United States Department of Justice task force to develop guidelines for and implementation of a study to reduce violence against Indian women.
In 2008 Two Bulls was narrowly defeated for state office by Republican Jim Bradford, a teacher and former state representative.
After losing to Two Bulls in the 2008 Democratic primary for the state senate, he had switched to the Republican Party.
He ran a second time against her as a Republican.
About a year after the election, Bradford switched back and rejoined the Democratic Party.
In 2008, Two Bulls was elected as president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, defeating the actor Russell Means, a former American Indian Movement (AIM) activist, who had placed first in the primary.
The position has a two-year term.
Her vice-president was Shorty Brewer.
In 2015 she was secretary-treasurer of the National Congress of American Indians.
Theresa Two Bulls was born into the Oglala Lakota Tribe in Oglala, where her mother worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) at the Lone Man School.
