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2025/26 CRC Grower Elections Complete

2025/26 CRC Grower Elections Complete

The Commission 2025/26 elections are complete with the following growers elected to director or alternate positions as noted:

District 1 – No open seats

District 2 – Taylor Wiggins, alternate

District 3 – John Cecil, director; Dennis Clark, alternate 

District 4 – Michael Rue, director; Jon Munger, director; Tom Butler director; Michael Bosworth, alternate; Max Alves, alternate; Sy Honig, alternate

District 5 – Sean Doherty, director; Elise Nelson, director; Greg Van Dyke, alternate

Handlers will next appoint their director and alternate.

For more information, contact the CRC’s President & CEO, Tim Johnson, at tjohnson@calrice.org

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