2027 DISTRICT MEETINGS

District meetings will be held for BENCO Electric Cooperative members in Districts 1, 4 and 9 on January 4, 5, and 6, 2027, respectively.

Members living in these districts are welcome to attend their meeting where the sole purpose will be to choose a nominee(s), for Director of the Association, to be certified as such to the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Association.

Members living in the following areas are considered members of District 1 and may vote at the district meeting: the townships of Alfsborg, Sibley, Kelso and Henderson in Sibley County; New Sweden, Bernadotte, Lake Prairie, Brighton and Traverse in Nicollet County. The District 1 Meeting will be held on Monday, January 4, 2027 at 1:00 pm at the Scandian Grove Lutheran Church in St. Peter.

Members living in the following areas are considered members of District 4 and may vote at the district meeting: the townships of Kasota and Washington in LeSueur County; Lime, Mankato, Rapidan and Decoria, and the City of Mankato in Blue Earth County. The District 4 Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2027 at 1:00 pm at the Decoria Town Hall in Mankato.

Members living in the following areas are considered members of District 9 and may vote at the district meeting: the townships of Barber, Walnut Lake, Emerald, Brush Creek, Foster, Seely and Kiester in Faribault County; the Cities of Bricelyn, Kiester and Walters in Faribault County and the part of the City of Frost in Emerald Township in Faribault County; and the township of Alden and part of the township of Mansfield in Freeborn County. The District 9 Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2027 at 1:00 pm at the Golden Bubble in Wells.

Nominating committees for District 1, 4 and 9 met in November. The candidates to come forward to the District Meetings from the Nominating Committee Meetings are: District 1 - Terry Genelin, Incumbent; District 4 - Joel Luehmann, Incumbent; District 9 - Scott Johnson, Incumbent.

Candidates may also be nominated from the floor at the District Meeting. Once a member registers at the meeting, they may vote.