Pictured (left to right): North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Director of Government Affairs Jay Rouse; NRECA Senior Legislative Affairs Director Chris Stephens; Rep. Foxx; Surry-Yadkin EMC Manager of Public Relations Adam Martin; and Surry-Yadkin EMC Vice President of Administration Donna Marion.
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina’s 5th District recently met with representatives from Surry-Yadkin EMC, North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) at her district office in Clemmons. The group discussed legislative topics important to the co-op, its employees and its members, including electric co-op efforts to attract and retain a skilled workforce, and access to healthcare in rural areas.
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