Metro, Ukura and Owens re-elected to Polk-Burnett Electric Co-op board
Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative announced the results of its 2025 board election at the co-op’s 87th Annual Meeting June 6. All three incumbent directors were re-elected.
In District 4, incumbent director Joe Metro, Balsam Lake, received 230 and won the seat over Adam Majeske of Balsam Lake, who received 122 votes. District 4 includes the towns of Balsam Lake, Apple River, Beaver, Clayton and Almena.
In District 5, incumbent director John Ukura, Luck, ran unopposed and was re-elected with 238 votes. District 5 includes the towns of McKinley, Maple Plain, Georgetown, Johnstown and Crystal Lake.
In District 6, incumbent director Wilfred Owens, Frederic, ran unopposed and was re-elected with 277 votes. District 6 includes the towns of LaFollette, Dewey, West Sweden, Lorain, Roosevelt, Luck, Clam Falls and Bone Lake.
Voter participation was 15%, with 680 paper ballots and 202 online ballots received from 5,846 eligible voters. The election was conducted by an independent contractor, with all members in districts 4, 5 and 6 receiving a ballot and voting instructions earlier this spring.
Metro, Ukura and Owens will serve three-year terms on the co-op board, beginning with the June 23 regular board meeting. Directors meet monthly to make policy and budget decisions. They are elected by members, and each represents a district in the co-op’s service territory. Overall, nine co-op directors serve on the Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative
Other Polk-Burnett board directors are: Cindy Thorman, Osceola, District 1; Mike Morris, Luck, District 2; Ed Gullickson, Amery, District 3; Jerry Okonek, Spooner, District 7; Chuck Brookshaw, Webster, District 8; and Tom Swenson, Webster, District 9.
"Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative is unique because we are owned and governed by the members we serve. Co-op directors are local members who live and work here. They understand and listen to our local community. Local board governance is one of the greatest advantages of our co-op business model,” said General Manager Steve Stroshane. “We thank all members who participated in our 2025 board election.”
Members of Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative re-elected three incumbent board directors this spring: Joe Metro of Balsam Lake representing District 4; John Ukura of Luck representing District 5 and Wilfred Owens of Frederic representing District 6.
Polk-Burnett is a not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative that provides reliable electricity with efficiency and extraordinary service to more than 22,000 homes, farms and businesses. Read more about co-op board governance.
