June 24, 2024
AMFA National is conducting an election in accordance with Article VII of the AMFA Constitution to fill the following positions: National President, National Vice President, National Secretary/ Treasurer, National Safety and Standards Director, Region I Director, and Region II Director. The term of office for these positions will commence on October 7, 2024, and the duties for these positions may be found in Article VI of the AMFA Constitution.
The candidates for National Office are as follows:
| National President* |
Bret Oestreich - Local 11 |
National Vice President
|
Pat Amore - Local 18
Jarod Mills - Local 14 |
National Secretary/Treasurer
|
Jay Johnson - Local 11
Rui Leonardo - Local 32 |
| Safety & Standards Director* |
Tom Wiggins - Local 11 |
| Region I Director* |
Earl Clark - Local 32 |
| Region II Director* |
Wilber “Will” Abbott - Local 11 |
* As the candidates for these positions are running unopposed, their names will not appear on the ballot.
Votes for this election will be cast using the ElectionBuddy system, and all active members in good standing are eligible to vote in this election. 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 June 28, 2024. Election Notice and Instructions POSTCARDS will also be sent to the address on file with AMFA National. Any eligible member who has not received voting instructions via one of these means by July 8, 2024, or anyone having questions about the voting process, should contact elections@amfanatl.org or 720-744-6629.
Members may vote in this election from June 28, 2024, until 10:00 a.m. EST until August 12, 2024, the date of the vote tally. The results will be released by August 13, 2024.
To provide AMFA members with basic information about candidates for union office, AMFA National has offered all candidates in this election an opportunity to submit a candidate profile along with their picture. Candidate Profiles may be viewed on the Elections & Referenda page of the AMFA National website at www.amfanational.org.
Ryanne Pelletier
Senior Director of Administration
