Member-owners of Alaska’s electrical cooperatives have the opportunity to choose their energy futures by voting. This page will feature news of the Spring 2025 utility board elections for the Railbelt co-ops. Stay tuned for candidate questionnaires, election results, and other news.

Links to information about previous years’ elections can be found at the bottom of the page.

 

2025 Railbelt elections at a glance

MEA Elections

  • Members will elect two Directors, one representing the Matanuska District, one At-Large.

    1. Candidates for the Matanuska District are Thomas Bergey and incumbent Mark Masteller.

    2. Incumbent Arthur Keyes is now the sole candidate for the At-large seat. Two other candidates—Tyler Vose, and Michael Willmon—have withdrawn. Although they have withdrawn, their names will still appear on ballots, which were prepared before they announced their decisions.

    3. Members can vote in three ways—by mail, on-line, or at the MEA Annual meeting. On-line and mail in voting will open around the start of April and close at 5 p.m. on April 28. The MEA Annual meeting will be on April 29.

    4. More information can be found on the MEA 2025 Election page.

  • HEA Elections

    • Members will elect one director in each of HEA’s 3 districts.

    • District 1 candidates are incumbent Wayne Ogle and Patrick Parker.

    • District 2 candidates are incumbent Dan Furlong and Mitchell Michaud.

    • District 3 candidates are Matthew Bullard, Rick Eckert, and incumbent Erin McKittrick.

    • Members can vote on-line, by mail, or in person at the HEA Annual Meeting. On-line and mail voting will open on March 28 and close at 5 p.m. on April 30. HEA’s Annual Meeting is on May 1. More information can be found on the HEA  2025 Election page.

  • CEA Elections

    • CEA members will elect one director in 2025.

    • The nominating committee advanced three candidates: Incumbent Sam Cason, Katherine Jernstrom, and Bernie Smith.

    • Those wishing to get on the ballot as a petition candidate have until March 25 to submit their materials. More information on becoming a candidate can be found on the 2025 Election page.

    • Voting will start in late April and run through the CEA Annual Meeting on May 30.

  • GVEA Elections

    • GVEA members in Districts 5 and 6 will elect directors.

    • Bradley Swope is the only candidate in District 5. As per the change made to GVEA’’s Bylaws in 2024, GVEA’s Board has the option of simply naming him to the seat and cancelling that part of the election.

    • In District 6, incumbent Fred Sheen will face John Sloan,

    • Voting will begin after GVEA’s Annual meeting , which will take place on May 1.

    • More information can be found on the GVEA 2025 Election page.