Victory Electric Board Seeks Nominations

Member-owners, elected trustees and employees power a rural electric cooperative. The overall management and business oversight of a cooperative is tasked to those elected to serve on the cooperative board of trustees. Like you, they are also cooperative member-owners. They live throughout the Victory Electric service area in the districts they serve and are local citizens with the best interests of members, the community and the cooperative always in mind.

The Victory Electric Board of Trustees’ primary function is planning and policy oversight, establishing the long-term objectives of the cooperative and providing resources to meet those objectives. Board members serve three-year terms and work closely with the CEO and senior staff to review progress, ensure accountability, make strategic decisions and stay current on an increasingly complex business. 

The cooperative territory is divided into districts that are each represented by a trustee. Trustees are elected at the annual meeting for three-year terms of office. A commitment to the cooperative board is a commitment to the community. Each trustee holds the responsibility of representing their cooperative in the public eye. They attend outreach events, serve on additional committees, attend training and listen to those in their district. They are the liaisons between the greater membership and cooperative management and employees. 

Election and Service Qualifications
Victory Electric’s annual membership meeting is scheduled for April 14, 2026. We are currently soliciting nominations for Victory Electric’s Board of Trustees. Member-owners will submit their ballots by mail before the meeting and the election results will be announced at the annual meeting. The four trustee positions that will be up for election in 2026 are:

• District 2, open
• District 4, currently held by Jim Imel
• District 6, currently held by Kenny Wehkamp
• District 10, currently held by Randy Quint

To qualify, you must be a natural person (not a corporation, partnership or any other business entity), and your principal residence must be served by Victory Electric and located within our territory and the district you wish to represent. If a close relative of yours — within the third degree — is an employee or a trustee of Victory Electric, you are not eligible to run for a trustee position. 

How to Run for a Position

If you would like to run for a trustee position, please send a letter of interest by Nov. 30, 2025, detailing your qualifications to:  

Shane Laws  

Victory Electric  

P.O. Box 1335 

Dodge City, KS 67801