Board of Directors

Cass County Electric Cooperative's Directors serve as liaisons between fellow members and the co-op executive staff, providing guidance and oversight on co-op operations. Directors provide the vital service of voicing the membership's needs and upholding the cooperative value of democratic member control.

To connect with a Cass County Electric Cooperative director, please contact our executive assistant at 701-356-4405.

How to run for the board        How to vote in board elections

Announcement of 2023 Director Elections

If you are a Cass County Electric member and are interested in becoming a Director, contact Sarah Rhea at 701-356-4405 for a 2023 Director Election Petition Packet. In compliance with Bylaw requirements, a petition, biographical information, and such other information as the Board or Credentials Committee may require, to establish and verify the qualifications of the proposed Director to serve, must be delivered to the Cooperative office no less than (90) days (by January 18, 2023) before the date of the Annual Member Meeting of Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at which the election will be held.

District 4 - Open - Fargo

District 5 - Thomas Seymour (I) - West Fargo

District AL - Terry Kraft (I) - West Fargo

Directors are elected by ballot for a three-year term.

Following the Cooperative Bylaws, the Board of Directors appointed District 1 member Paul White to fill the open District 1 term through 2025, until the 2023 Annual Meeting.

District 1 - Paul White (I) - Stirum

Nominees in Districts 1, 4, 5, and At Large must be bona fide residents of the director district in which they are seeking directorship (See District Map below)

The names of all candidates who submit the required information in the time and manner specified in Article III. Section 3.6 of the Bylaws will be submitted to a Credentials Committee consisting of between three and eight members, as determined by the Board of Directors. The Credentials Committee may require candidates to provide and verify additional information deemed relevant by the Credentials Committee. (CCEC Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation can be found here, a written copy is also available by request.)