2026 District Elections
District Presidium Election Results
District President: Rev Joel S Heckendorf
District First Vice President: Rev Aaron D Boehm
District Second Vice President: Rev Aaron R Bublitz
District Secretary: Rev Steven P Gabb
District Positions Election Results
District Mission Board - Pastor: Rev Thomas G Unke
District Mission Board - Pastor: Rev Phillip D Sievert
District Mission Board - Layman: Mr. Eric J Cereske
District Evangelism Coordinator: Rev Paul H Kolander
District Lutheran Schools Coordinator: Mr. Andrew S Aguilar
District Board of Appeals - Pastor: Rev M John Derme
District Board of Appeals - Pastor: Rev David P Bitter
District Board of Appeals - Teacher: Mr. Rendell A Koeppel
District Board of Appeals - Layman: Mr. Nathan G Hartzell
District Board of Appeals - Layman: Mr. Mark W Klatt
District Nominating Chairman: Rev James M Werner
District Nominating Committee - Apache Conference: Mr. Benjamin R Pagel
District Nominating Committee - Black Canyon Conference: Mr. Craig K Kiecker
District Nominating Committee - Gadsden Conference: Rev Jason L Schmidt
District Nominating Committee - California North Conference: Mr. Rendell A Koeppel
District Nominating Committee - California South Conference: Rev Anthony L Pflughoeft
Circuit Pastor Election Results
Apache: Rev Gerhardt Juergens
Grand Canyon: Rev Daniel Habben
Metro East: Rev Ross Else
Metro West: Rev Lincoln Albrecht
Superstition Mountains: Rev Gary Pufahl
Golden Gate: Rev William Kant
Sierra: Rev John Derme
Las Vegas: Rev Thomas Unke
Los Angeles: Rev Joel Petermann
Orange: Rev Eric Hansen
San Diego: Rev Paul T Schulz
Rio Grande: Rev Daniel Baumler
Saguaro: Rev David Parsons
Other Ballot Results
Opening Service Offering Designation: Medical bills for DJ Hartmann (Mt. Calvary, Flagstaff member injured in swimming accident)Â
Test Ballot: The San Antonio Spurs
Reference Documents for Download
Final Elections Report in PDF format
2027 Synod Convention Roster in PDF format
Nominated Candidates List in PDF format
Biographies of Nominated Candidates in PDF format
Descriptions of Each Position up for election at this convention in PDF format