May 7, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Shane Bragg was reelected Chairman of the Oklahoma State Legislative Board during its quadrennial meeting on April 29. Bragg is a member of BLET Division 578 (Tulsa, Okla.) who has served as Chairman since 2022. The BLET’s Oklahoma State Legislative Board represents...
May 7, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Robert Tuttle was elected Chairman of the California State Legislative Board (CASLB) during its 10th quadrennial session held in Sacramento on April 28 and 29. Tuttle is a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 692 (Tracy, Calif.). The CA SLB...
May 7, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Tim Morgan was reelected Chairman of the Missouri State Legislative Board (MOSLB) during its quadrennial meeting held in Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., on May 5. Morgan is a Norfolk Southern locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 86 (Moberly, Mo.). The MOSLB...
April 2, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Seated (left to right): Rob Majchszak, Div. 850; Chris Smith, Div. 920; B.J. Trumble, Chairman; Bryan Marenger, Div. 185; and Dominic DeSanto, Div. 1. Standing (left to right): Tim Coppess, Div. 33; Ryan Morris, Div. 2; Jason Carrier, Div. 122; Lee Lovelette, Div. 19;...
March 13, 2026 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
The BLET’s Ohio State Legislative Board conducted its 18th quadrennial meeting last week. Chairman John Esterly was reelected to his second term of office. A CSX locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 34 (Columbus, Ohio), Esterly hired out in 2011 and has...
October 10, 2025 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Emidio Gonzalez Jr. was elected as Chairman of the BLET Nevada State Legislative Board on September 26. Gonzalez is a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and a member of BLET Division 158 (Sparks, Nevada). He has been an active member of the BLET since 1999 and, in...
August 5, 2025 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Officers of the DC SLB, from left: Dorian Potts, Secretary-Treasurer; Jeese Flotte, Second Vice Chairman; Kelly Hamrick, Alternate Secretary-Treasurer, Herbert Harris Jr., Chairman; Carlyle Smith, First Vice Chairman; Christopher Edgerton, Trustee; Ryan Merrill, Div....
May 21, 2025 | News, SLB Elections, Top News
Members of the BLET’s Wyoming State Legislative Board held their 2025 triennial meeting in Cheyenne, Wyo., on April 16-17. Cory Runion, a Union Pacific locomotive engineer and member of BLET Division 115 (Cheyenne, Wyo.), was reelected to his fifth term as Chairman....
