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First Vice-President of the Synod

Nominations and candidates for First Vice-President of the Synod.

This reader is built from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees. It is provided as a source-navigation and reading aid. Verify all elections, candidate eligibility, convention procedures, and official ballots against official LCMS convention materials.

Source pages: pp. 13-24

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Burdick; Corey J. Chang; Matthew J. Clark; Erik K. Cloeter; Dean M. Davenport; Jordan L. DeBoer; Michael A. L. Eckelkamp; Clarence H. Eisberg; Douglas K. Escue; Alfonso J. (AJ) Espinosa; John A. Flamme; David C. Fleming; Terry R. Forke; Daniel M. (Dan)

Galchutt; Stephen A. Gewecke; Randall L. Golter; Roosevelt Gray Jr.; Keith H. Grimm; Vincent R. (Vince) Harman; Andrew M. Harris; Benjamin D. Haupt; Jeffrey B. Hemmer; Kenneth M. (Ken)

Hennings; Kenneth N. Hessel; Josemon T. (Joe) Hoem; Eric C. Johnson; Todd A. Jones; Chad D. Kendall; Derek S. Klemm; Chad D. Lakies; Michael R. (Mike) Lange; Joel D. Lehenbauer; Robert R. (Reed) Lessing; Mark S. Loder; James F. Marriott; James B. Maxwell; Peter A. Meier; Yohannes A. Mengsteab; Dale A. Meyer;

Jeffrey G. Miskus; Michael W. Mohr; William M. (Max) Mons;

Herbert C. (Bert) Mueller III; Steven P. Mueller; Dean W. Nadasdy;

Edward A. Naumann; Donald O. (Don) Neuendorf; Glenn A. Nielsen; Justin A. Panzer; Leonard R. Payton; Todd A. Peperkorn;

Ryan R. Peterson; Daniel Preus; David R. Preus; Stephen K. Preus;

Matthew R. Richard; Paul L. Rieger; Kevin D. Robson; James H. Rockey; Timothy D. Runtsch; Timothy E. Saleska; Albert M. Schudde; Jeremy J.A. Schultz; Ken R. Schurb; John W. Sias; Brent D. Smith; Gregory J. (Greg) Snow; Russell L. (Russ) Sommerfeld;

Donaldo Sonntag; Randy R. Sturzenbecher; Steven D. (Steve)

Turner; Charles E. Varsogea; Waldemar R. (Wally) Vinovskis;

Michael T. (Mike) Von Behren; William R. Wangelin; Aubrey J. Watson Jr.; William C. Weedon As required by Bylaw 3.12.2.1 (a), the nominees who received the highest number of votes were notified to obtain their approval for inclusion of their names on the list of 20 nominees from which the President-elect will select five candidates to form the slate for the election of the First VicePresident (see Bylaw 3.12.2.6; two of the five candidates must rank among the top five nominees). The Bylaws of the Synod provide no opportunity for adding names to this list or slate, other than due to the death, declination, or unavailability of a candidate. These are the names of the 20 nominees who received the highest numbers of votes (with ties completely included) and have consented to serve if elected, in alphabetical order:

Timothy P. (Tim) Ahlman

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