Dive Summary:
- One week after Duke Energy named Rep. Heath Schuler as its senior VP of federal affairs, Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson revealed that she will leave her current post in February to become the president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).
- The trade group has long been supportive of Emerson's campaigns, giving her nearly $80,000 over the course of her career.
- The NRECA reprsents 900 nonprofit rural electric cooperatives and public power districts across the U.S., who combined have about 42 million customers in 47 states.
From the article:
"... The 16-year Republican lawmaker announced Monday that she will step down in February to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, whose efforts have included opposition to a host of the Environmental Protection Agency’s pollution rules. ..."
