Central Missouri Electric Cooperative 2024 Election
Pettis County - District 3 Director
Pettis County, District 3
Ronald Eickhoff
Member
since 1971. Ron has been on the CMEC Board of Directors since 2021 and
also served from 1999 to 2015. He has been married to Carolyn for over
50 years and has three daughters and six grandchildren. Ron is a
self-employed farmer, farming his family’s land he was raised on near
Ionia.
He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from UCM in
Ag-Business and was a Salesman and Hog Specialist at MoorMan’s for 33
years. Ron is a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church where
he was a past president and council member. He is a member of the
American Legion Post 305. He previously served on the Central Power
Electric Board of Directors and Benton County R-I School Board; where
he served as president. He was a member of the Army National Guard for
six years. Ron is a member of the Cole Camp Council and Cole Camp
Jaycees. He has served as president of both in the past. Ron also
served as chairman of the Missouri State Fair Access Day and was a
charter member of the Cole Camp Swimming Pool Board.
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Pettis County, District 3
William Larry Cloud
Member
since 1965. Larry is a self-employed farmer. He has a son and a
daughter. Larry is a member of First Methodist Church where he sang
with the choir for 10 years. He graduated from the University of
Missouri of MO Military Service. He served on the Pettis County
Extension Board for two years, the Farm Bureau Board for 12 years,
Green Ridge School Board for six years, the State Fair Foundation for
six years and was a previous CMEC Board Director for six years. Larry
is a rotary member.
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Pettis County, District 3
Tim Dove
Member
since 1991. Tim is married to Dawn. They have a daughter, Jordan; son,
Walker; and two step sons, Chris and Randy. Tim is a self-employed
farmer responsible for over 700-acres of row crop farmland. He also
assists other local farms with farming, grain transportation, custom
combining and custom seed cleaning. He has been on the Green Ridge
School Board for 12 consecutive years and serves as treasurer. He also
serves as a volunteer bus driver for the Green Ridge School District.
He is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Tim is a graduate of
the Green Ridge School District and a lifelong resident of Pettis
County. He was previously part of the maintenance team at Alcan for 13
years and at Sierra Bullets for five years.
Pettis County - District 4 Director
Pettis County, District 4
Jennifer Boatright
Member
since 1997. Jennifer is currently on the CMEC Board of Directors and
has been for six years. Jennifer is married to Matt. She has two
children David (Mariah) and Hannah (Zach) and five grandchildren with
two more on the way. Jennifer was a self-employed veterinarian at
Thompson Hills Animal Clinic for 30 years before returning to work full
time on their family farm.
She is a member of Maplewood Church
and serves as a Sunday school teacher and AWANA Leader. Jennifer is a
member of the Pettis County Cattlemen’s Association, the Pettis County
Farm Bureau, the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association and the Pettis County
Extension Council where she serves as treasurer. She was on the
Applewood Christian School Board for eight years where she served as
secretary and president. The Boatrights were the 2017 Pettis County
Farm Family.
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Pettis County, District 4
Rusty Wedemeyer
Member
since Dec. 1996. Rusty has been married to Sandra for 42 years. They
have three sons. Rusty spent 36 years in the Air Force and Air Force
Reserves. He spent 15 years working on A-10s as a mechanic, eight years
working in the maintenance operations office and 13 years as the A-10
engine manager at Whiteman Airforce Base. He is a deacon at Maplewood
Church.
Saline County - District 2 Director
Saline County, District 2
Ronald Bledsoe
Ron
Bledsoe has been a CMEC member since 1985. He currently serves as the
CMEC Board of Directors President. He is married to Vicki with two
children and three grandchildren. Ron is a self-employed owner/manager
of a farming operation in northern Saline County, raising corn and
soybeans with a cow/calf operation. He has worked in the crop industry
for the past 40 years. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of
Slater. He has also served the cooperative as the CMEC representative
on the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperative’s Board of
Directors.
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Saline County, District 2
Dan Crumbaugh
Member since May 1994. Dan is a self-employed farmer.
