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Both incumbents up for reelection for Umatilla Electric Cooperative s board of directors kept their seats.
Bryan Wolfe will continue to represent District 3 and Phil Hamm will continue to represent District 4. Hamm had no challengers, while Lee Carlson, Patricia Maier and Danice McBee were unsuccessful in running against Wolfe. Members also approved a proposed update to UEC s bylaws, which had not been updated to reflect current state and federal laws since 2008.
Results of the election, which was conducted by mail by the cooperative s 10,700 members, were announced during UEC s annual members meeting on Saturday, April 17.
According to a news release, 280 members and guests watched the livestreamed virtual event. The annual report released at the event states that UEC s kilowatt-hour power sales were up by 24% in 2020 as the utility delivered 3.8 billion kilowatt hours.