2024 Board of Directors Nominations
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) is a private, non-profit electric cooperative which is owned by the members it serves and is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the member-owners and are accountable to the member-owners. The Board of Directors makes business and policy decisions in setting the direction of OTEC. Directors are elected to serve three-year terms.
To ensure strong local leadership, member-owners elect directors on a rotating basis from each of OTEC's four districts.
For 2024,
The Union County Nominating Committee nominated Incumbent G. Austin Bingaman for OTEC Board of Director position no. 4, Union County. The nominating committee members for Union County are Donna Beverage, Cindy Edwards, and Mary West.
The Baker County Nominating Committee nominated Incumbent Wayne Overton for OTEC Board of Director position no. 5, Baker County. The nominating committee members for Baker County are Diana Brown, DeeDee Clarke, and Fred Warner, Jr.
The Grant County Nominating Committee nominated Incumbent Gary Miller.for OTEC Board of Director position no. 6, Grant County. The nominating committee members for Grant County are Gail Enright, Mitch Saul, and Bob Quinton.
If you are a member-owner of the cooperative and are interested in running for the OTEC Board of Directors, please review and complete the following documents. You can submit your completed documents by mailing them to your local OTEC office or by dropping them off at your local OTEC office. For further questions, contact the Administration office at 541-524-2894.
Nominations by petition are due March 4, 2024. To request a petition for nomination, contact the OTEC Administration office.
Election ballots will be mailed to OTEC member-owners at the beginning of April, which will include candidate information. Results of the election will be announced at OTEC’s Annual Meeting which will be May 4, 2024 in Burns, OR.
What it takes to be an OTEC Board member
Director Candidate Information
Director Candidate Sign-off Acknowledgement
Affirmation of Director Qualifications
Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest, Disclosure Statement