It’s time for nominations to be submitted for the upcoming election of directors to open positions on the Board of Directors of the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association.  There are four (4) Grower Director terms expiring this year, including Gary Martin, Wyatt McKean, Renato Serrano from Fresno County and Doug Cardoza from Tulare County.   The positions are for these specific counties. There are two (2) Ginner Director terms expiring this year and two vacancies, including Kirk Gilkey and Raymond Gomez.  Nominations forms are being sent out this week and all nomination forms must be completed and returned to the Association office by Wednesday, November 26^th, 2025.  Please take time to nominate one or more Ginner or Grower candidates in good standing with the Association (and yourself if you intend to be a candidate) and make sure that each person you name agrees to being nominated and files the Candidate Statement form required to be placed on the ballot for the upcoming election. The form must be completed for each nomination, so please copy the form if you nominate more than one person and provide the form to each person you nominate.    Thank you for your participation in the process. Please feel free to contact me at (559)252-0684 or via email at roger@ccgga.org if you have any questions.