Nominations Sought in Eight Districts for WMMB Board



The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy producers interested in serving the state's dairy industry to submit a nomination to represent their district as a Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) director. DATCP, which oversees the nomination and election process, recently announced the eight out of 25 districts currently up for election.

District 2 – Florence, Forest, Vilas, Marinette, Langlade and Oconto Counties
District 5 – St. Croix and Dunn Counties
District 8 – Marathon County
District 11 – Outagamie and Winnebago Counties
District 14 – Trempealeau, Jackson and LaCrosse Counties
District 17 – Calumet and Manitowoc Counties
District 20 – Richland and Sauk Counties
District 23 – Iowa and Lafayette Counties

To qualify, a nominee must be an active dairy producer who sells milk into commercial channels and lives in the represented district up for election. Each potential candidate must acquire at least five signatures from active dairy producers within the district, submit a completed nomination form, and have the "Affidavit of Eligibility" certification requirement notarized. Nominations must be postmarked by April 1, 2015.

Elections will take place from May 2-23, 2015. Elected directors will serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.

Producers who are interested in serving as a director can contact Stacie Ashby at (608) 224-5116 or Stacie.Ashby@Wisconsin.gov for a nomination form or access an electronic copy at www.wmmb.com/elections.

2015 Election Map

Every year, one-third of the 25-member WMMB Board of Directors is elected to three-year terms. For 2015, active dairy producers in eight affected districts (see black areas on the map) are invited to submit a nomination to represent their district as a WMMB director.
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3.12.2015