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Updated with vote tallies released May 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Alexi Miller leads the race for the citywide at-large seat on the Eugene Water & Electric Board with 69.2% of the vote against contender Eric Dziura’s 30%, according to preliminary results Wednesday, May 20.
The five-member board acts as the representative legislative body for the utility’s customer-owners. Four commissioners represent eight wards throughout Eugene, including John Brown, who is running unopposed for the seat representing city Wards 4 and 5.
The at-large seat represents customers across the city and is held by outgoing Commissioner Mindy Schlossberg.
Commissioners serve four-year terms and are responsible for guiding EWEB’s strategic direction, approving the annual budget, setting electric and water rates, and hiring and evaluating the general manager. They do not receive a salary or a stipend for their service, but they can be reimbursed for relevant expenses.
Miller is an engineer and the director of building innovation at the New Buildings Institute. In an interview leading up to the election, Miller told Lookout Eugene-Springfield as commissioner his priorities would include affordability, environmental protection and clean energy, and resilience and reliability.
“I’m looking forward to leaning in on EWEB, getting to work helping put our municipal utility at the center of Eugene’s climate action, and helping make sure that all people of Eugene have access to clean and reliable and affordable water and power,” said Miller after Dziura conceded the race Wednesday.
Dziura plans to continue participating as a community member as EWEB navigates as the utility faces rising demand and infrastructure challenges, such as dams blocking fish passage. Such issues are what Miller plans to keep tabs on in his transition into commissioner.
“I want to make sure that the board has all the information, all the options are on the table, and we can make a fully informed decision and move ahead, and I think that is making sure we’ve got a really clear holistic picture of all the choices on these big, big decisions,” Miller said. “That’s one of my big priority areas.”
