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Fresh Pear Committee elections
Elections for a Wenatchee District Grower member and two alternates to the Fresh Pear Committee (FPC) of Marketing Order #927 are scheduled to be held at 11:50 a.m. on January 22, 2026. The election will be an in-person event and will be hosted and moderated by CarrieAnn Arias and held at the North Central Washington Pear Day located in the Wenatchee Convention Center, 121 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801.
Only Fresh Pear Growers from the Wenatchee District (includes the counties of King, Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Spokane in the state of Washington, and all other counties in Washington lying north thereof) are eligible to nominate and vote in this election. The positions to be filled include Member position held by Darrin Palmer, the 1st Alternate position held by Matt McDevitt and the 2nd Alternate position held by Shawn Cox.
The current slate is eligible for re-election having only served 2 out of 3 possible consecutive terms expiring on June 30, 2026. Other growers are eligible as well. Names of those elected will be submitted to the United States Secretary of Agriculture for official appointment to the committee and will serve for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2026.
Among other duties, The Fresh Pear Committee is responsible for setting the assessment rates for research and promotion and advertising of all pears grown in WA and OR marketed in the domestic and export markets.
The committee encourages women, minorities and the physically challenged, who qualify as pear growers/handlers, to attend and participate in the nomination proceedings.
