Following the 2026 election, meet the Trustees for Districts 3, 5, and 8:

• District 3, Brantlee Lawrence (Newly-appointed to replace Tim Braddock who resigned due to relocating outside of CHELCO’s service territory)
• District 5, Ronald “Ronnie” Jones (45 years of service to the Board)
• District 8, Gayle Hughes (27 years of service to the Board)

The Board of Trustees also held its election of officers following the Annual Meeting and nominated the following officers, unchanged from 2025:

• President: Gerald Edmondson (District 6)
• Vice President: Brady Bearden (District 4)
• Secretary/Treasurer: Gayle Hughes (District 8)
• Asst. Secretary/Treasurer: Bert Prutzman (District 7)