Make Your Voice Heard in Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Board of Director Elections

Date:                 July 1, 2026

Contact:          Casey Hollins
                        Managing Director—Communications and Public Relations
                        (540) 891-5908, news@myrec.coop 
 
Make Your Voice Heard in Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Board of Director Elections

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) member-owners now have the opportunity to participate in the Cooperative’s 2026 Director Elections. The proxy designation period is now open and all member-owners are asked to submit proxy designations by July 31, 2026.

Three seats on REC’s Board of Directors will be elected during the virtual Annual Meeting on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. The Board helps guide the Cooperative’s future and represents the interests of the members who own REC.

Members have multiple ways to participate in the election:

Assign your vote before the meeting by completing a Proxy Designation Form. Forms will be mailed to all members. Check your mail in early July.
Complete the online proxy designation form using the email received if REC has a valid email on file. Or log in to your MyREC SmartHub account and click Vote Now.
Completed proxy forms must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 31.

If you do not plan to register to attend the online meeting live, REC encourages you to assign your vote in advance through the proxy designation form. Members who prefer to vote live during the virtual Annual Meeting must register between 7 a.m. on Monday, July 27, and 5 p.m. on Friday, July 31. Only registered members will receive instructions to join the meeting and vote live on Aug. 5.

Candidates for the 2026 Director Elections are:

Region IV - Culpeper and Orange Counties
Sanford Reaves Jr. — incumbent
Letitia “Tish” Smyth

Region V - Spotsylvania County
Randy Thomas — incumbent

Region IX - Essex, King and Queen, and King William Counties
Eugene “Gene” Campbell Jr. — incumbent

Learn more about the candidates, Annual Meeting and election process at myrec.coop/annualmeeting.

About Rappahannock Electric Cooperative 

Serving more than 185,000 connections across portions of 22 Virginia counties, REC is a pillar in its communities, with over 18,000 miles of power lines extending from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay. For more information about REC, please visit www.myrec.coop. Follow REC on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.