2026 Board Election Candidates

This fall, five MAGC board seats are open for election to two-year terms (2026–2027). The five candidates receiving the most votes will be elected. Board roles for the new term will be determined at the December meeting and 2026 strategy session.

Board Election Schedule

• October 24,  11:59 p.m. – Deadline for submitting an MAGC board candidate interest form
• October 27 – Voting begins. Current members will be given access to submitted interest forms and allowed to vote for up to five candidates.
• November 14 – Voting ends at 11:59 p.m.
• November 17 – Notify candidates of results
• November 18 – Announce results
• December 5 – MAGC board meeting and 2026 strategy planning session. 

Please review the information for the following board candidates. Members are invited to cast your vote by 11:59 p.m., November 14, 2025.

Questions? Email Christine.

Communicating with Style and Substance

If you’re passionate about communicating, you’ve come to the right place. The Minnesota Association of Government Communicators is a peer organization of professionals dedicated to improving public-sector communications.

We organize thought-provoking workshops, an annual conference and various other activities to improve our communications skills and to strengthen our peer networks. We share our best work through our annual Northern Lights Awards Contest, we celebrate our accomplishments and learn from each other's successes at the annual Northern Lights Awards Ceremony.

Our members represent all levels of government—federal, state, regional, county, and local—as well as school districts, universities and colleges,  nonprofits and agencies serving these organizations. 

Our members are...

• Writers and editors.
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• Public information officers.
• Media relations specialists.
• Teachers and professors.
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• And more.

Do we sound like your kind of people? Join us!