The Ellis County Press: Margaret Hill re-elected vice chair

Margaret Hill re-elected vice chair
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Editor on 09/13/2007 00:00:00


_Special to The Ellis County Press_
Midlothian resident, Margaret Hill, director and secretary-treasurer of HILCO
Electric Cooperative, has been re-elected vice chair of the board of directors
of Rural Friends/ACRE, a nonpartisan political action committee.
Rural Friends/ACRE represents the interests of Texas' 74 consumer-owned electric
distribution and generation and transmission cooperatives.
Texas Rural Friends/ACRE membership grew by about 800, or 33 percent, in the
2006-07 fiscal year. The membership now exceeds 3,200, ranking Texas third in
Rural Friends/ACRE members nationwide.
'Our membership continues to grow,' Hill said. 'We are proud our work at the
state and national levels benefits electric cooperatives and their members.'
Texas Rural Friends/ACRE helps supporters of electric cooperatives who are
seeking election to the Texas Legislature and to the U.S. Congress - those who
will speak for and protect the interests of electric co-op consumers.
It operates under the guidelines and policies of a board of directors made up of
electric co-op leaders from around the state.
The committee is subject to all state and federal campaign finance laws and
reporting requirements.
Membership in Rural Friends/ACRE is composed principally of co-op directors,
managers, employees, member-owners and spouses who support electric cooperatives
and the communities they serve.
Catherine Poppe, marketing and training coordinator for Fayette Electric
Cooperative based in La Grange, was re-elected board chair. Larry Ogden, member
services advisor for Lighthouse Electric Cooperative, was re-elected
secretary-treasurer.
HILCO Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Itasca. The cooperative has more
than 22,100 meters in parts of Dallas, Ellis, Johnson Hill and McLennan
counties.