At work in Washington

Board members and staff from North Carolina's electric cooperatives met with Congressional representatives and staff in Washington this spring to discuss issues affecting cooperatives and their communities. (Photos by Mike Olliver)

Rep. G.K. Butterfield Jr. with Roanoke Electric’s board president Allen Speller.

Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr.  with Jones-Onslow EMC’s district vice president Ricky Maready, Edgecombe-Martin County EMC’s board president Millie Lilley and NCEMC’s director of government affairs Jay Rouse.

Rep. Mark Meadows with Blue Ridge Electric board member Charity Gambill-Gywn.