This item is for those interested in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Everyone else may look away. The nominations for president and other offices, which will be voted upon at the upcoming convention July 20-25, have been released. It looks like the current president and other conservative, confessional types have an overwhelming advantage. I give the list after the jump.
Thanks to Rev. Charles Henrickson for this list:
PRESIDENT (To be elected in June, four weeks before the convention.)
Matthew C. Harrison: 1,111
Herbert C. Mueller, Jr.: 140
David P. E. Maier: 126
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT (Of these 22 names, the President-elect will pick five for the ballot at the convention, at least two of whom will be from the top five nominees.)
Herbert C. Mueller, Jr. 828
Matthew C. Harrison 98
John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. 68
Daniel Preus 64
Scott R. Murray 40
Jeffery T. Schrank 30
Robert D. Newton 16
Jon T. Diefenthaler 14
Larry A. Stoterau 14
Kurtis D. Schultz 9
Gerhard C. Michael 8
Clint K. Poppe 8
William R. Diekelman 7
Paul A. Linnemann 7
Dien A. Taylor 6
Carl C. Fickenscher 5
Brian S. Saunders 5
Terry L. Cripe 4
Brent W. Kuhlman 2
Dan P. Gilbert 2
Robert E. Kasper 2
William R. Woolsey 2
CENTRAL REGION VICE-PRESIDENT
Daniel Preus 123
Dean O. Wenthe 11
Daniel L. Gard 10
David J. Bueltmann 7
Martin R. Noland 7
EAST-SOUTHEAST REGION VICE-PRESIDENT
Jon T. Diefenthaler 38
Gerhard C. Michael 31
Robert T. Kuhn 27
Dien A. Taylor 24
David D. Buegler 12
GREAT LAKES REGION VICE-PRESIDENT
John C. Wohlrabe, Jr. 104
Paul A. Weber 13
David A. Davis 7
Peter C. Bender 5
C. William Hoesman 5
GREAT PLAINS REGION VICE-PRESIDENT
Nabil S. Nour 84
Ronald M. Garwood 30
Steven D. Turner 22
Gene D. Bauman 20
Mark J. Buchhop 19
WEST-SOUTHWEST REGION VICE-PRESIDENT
Scott R. Murray 79
Jeffery T. Schrank 26
Robert C. Preece 9
William M. Cwirla 7
William R. Woolsey 5
CENTRAL REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kathy A. Schulz 48
Ernest E. Garbe 8
Herbert W. Israel 6
Monica Boesdorfer 4
Frederick P. Guengerich 4
Travis L. Hindman 4
Jeff Schwarz 4
WEST-SOUTHWEST REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Carol Ann Hack Broome 38
Daniel C. Lorenz 11
Ed H. Moerbe 4
Gloria S. Edwards 3
Ernest Hamann 2
Fred G. Karle 2
Damon P. Tobias 2
Douglas J. Utberg 2
via Steadfast Lutherans » Convention 2013: Nominees announced for Synod President, VPs, BOD (by Pr. Charles Henrickson).