election

In February, we will be holding our 2027 Board of Directors Elections.  The following positions are up for election: President, Vice President, At-Large North American Director, Eastern District Director, Pacific District Director.  The following candidates have been moved forward and will be on the ballot for 2027:
President

• Gordy Robinson

Vice President

• John Doehring
• Clark Kooning

Eastern District Director

• Mike Cummings
• Kurt Kramke

At-Large North American Director

• Tom Gasior

Pacific District Director

• Martyn Jenkins

Voting-eligible members will vote for the Director for their district.  Ballot packages are designed specifically for your district.  Your ballot package will include candidate statements, the No Campaigning Policy, and the ballot.  As we have for the last few years, the ballot will not be published in the magazine.  Candidate statements will also be posted in the members-only section of the website.

All voting-eligible members with an email address on file will be invited to vote electronically through Electionbuddy, a secure online voting system.  Your election invitation should arrive around February 1 and the election will close on March 1.  All voting-eligible members who do not have an email address on file will receive a paper ballot via postal mail.  Your ballot should arrive in late January. Completed paper ballots must be postmarked no later than March 1.  Please take the time to vote, and thank you for being a member of the NMRA.

Thank you to all the members that have submitted their names for consideration!

Mike Cummings
Secretary NMRA
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Voting opens soon in the election of President, Vice President, At-Large North American Director, Eastern District Director, and Pacific District Director.

• All members will vote for the President and Vice President,
• Members in the United States and members in the Canadian District will also vote for At-Large North American Director,
• Members in the Eastern District will also vote for Eastern District Director, and
• Members in the Pacific District will also vote for Pacific District Director.

Members with an email address on file with the NMRA will receive a ballot through email on February 1, 2024. Members without an email address on file will receive a ballot package through the postal service.  Voting closes March 1, 2024.

Candidate Statements

NMRA President

• Gordy Robinson, MMR (Candidate Statement)

NMRA Vice President

• Rick Coble (Candidate Statement)

At Large North American District Director

• Bruce Wilson (Candidate Statement)
• Chris Palermo (Candidate Statement)

Eastern District Director

• John Doehring (Candidate Statement)

Pacific District Director

• Brad Anderson (Candidate Statement)

by Mike Cummings, Secretary, National Model Railroad Association

Voting is open in the election of the Canadian District Director, NMRA Canada President, NMRA Canada Vice President, and Central District Director.

• Members in the Canadian District will vote for Canadian District Director, NMRA Canada President, and NMRA Canada Vice President.
• Members in the Central District will vote for Central District Director.
• Members with an email address on file with the NMRA will receive a ballot through email. Members without an email address on file will receive a ballot package through the postal service. Voting closes March 1, 2023.

Candidate Statements

Canadian District Director

• John Bate (Candidate Statement)

NMRA Canada President

• Ed Molenkamp (Candidate Statement)

NMRA Canada Vice President

• Steve Juranics (Candidate Statement)

Central District Director

• John Coy (Candidate Statement)
• Fred Soward (Candidate Statement))

by Mike Cummings, Secretary, National Model Railroad Association