May 27, 2025
AMFA National is conducting an election in accordance with Article VII and Article XIX of the AMFA Constitution to fill the following positions:
| Local 605 President* |
Matt Finnamore |
| Local 605 Vice President* |
Surinder Jhalli |
| Local 605 Secretary* |
Elizabeth Dugan |
| Local 605 Treasurer |
Jeremy Loney
Joey Whittaker |
| Local 605 Safety & Standards Chair |
Cooper Dahr
Jeff Decker |
| Local 605 Delegates (5 seats)* |
Elizabeth Dugan
Matt Finnamore
Seongmo Ku
Wei Yuan |
Region IV Director
(National Officer) |
Ian Evershed
Tim Way |
*As the candidates for these positions are running unopposed, their names will not appear on the ballot.
The term of office for the Local Officers and Delegates will commence immediately following the election tally and will expire in to align with the election cycle prescribed by the AMFA Constitution and Local Bylaws. The duties for these positions may be found in Article VXIII of the AMFA Constitution. The term of office for Region IV Director will commence immediately following the election tally and will expire in October 2028. Duties for National Officers can be found in Article VI of the AMFA Constitution.
Votes for this election will be cast using the ElectionBuddy system, and all active members in good standing (MIGS) of Local 605 are eligible to vote. Note: Any member whose membership dues, fees, and/or assessment obligations have not been reconciled is a member in bad standing and, therefore, is ineligible to vote.
The Election Notice and Voting Instructions will be emailed to eligible voters who have a personal email address on file with AMFA National on May 29, 2025. Members may vote in this election from May 29, until 10:00 A.M. ET on June 17, 2025, the date of the vote tally.
To provide members with basic information about candidates for union office, AMFA has offered all candidates in this election an opportunity to submit a Candidate Profile. Candidate Profiles may be viewed on the Elections & Referenda page of the AMFA National website or by clicking here.
Any eligible member who has not received voting instructions or anyone has questions about the vote should contact elections@amfanatl.org.
Rui Leonardo
National Secretary/Treasurer
