County

Benton PUD Commissioner

District 2

Vote for: 1
Term: 6 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The three commissioners govern Benton PUD, the public electric utility for most of Benton County outside Richland and West Richland, and set its rates.

Voters of the whole PUD elect every commissioner in November (RCW 54.12.010); only District 2 voters vote in the primary.

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Roy C. "Dewey" Holliday

No party listed

Agricultural operations executive

The gist

Pledges reliable service and responsible infrastructure investment
Supports reliable, affordable power for farms and businesses
Pledges disciplined financial oversight of the utility

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Pledges reliable service and responsible infrastructure investment
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“The next commissioner should build on that strength with a focus on reliable service, responsible infrastructure investment, transparency, and protecting the long-term interests of ratepayers.”
Supports reliable, affordable power for farms and businesses
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Farms, businesses, families, schools, and public services across District 2 depend on reliable, affordable power.”
Pledges disciplined financial oversight of the utility
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“this position requires practical leadership, disciplined financial oversight, and an understanding of how utility decisions affect ratepayers”

Micah Valentine

No party listed

Sales and marketing manager

The gist

Supports protecting dams and expanding nuclear energy
Opposes relying on wind and solar power
Opposes state energy mandates

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Supports protecting dams and expanding nuclear energy
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I support protecting our dams, expanding nuclear energy, and keeping rates low for families, farms, and businesses.”
Opposes relying on wind and solar power
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I oppose forcing our region to rely on wind and solar that weaken the grid and leave us vulnerable in emergencies.”
Opposes state energy mandates
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“These mandates threaten our grid, raise costs, and ignore the engineering realities that keep our lights on.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 4 issues covered in this race.