I’m only aware of two United pilots who have openly and publicly expressed intention to serve as MEC Chairman and to be considered by the MEC in the eventual election.

I’m sure we all have an opinion of what skills and traits the next MEC Chair should have, although it’s admirable for a candidate to directly address the membership at large, instead of counting votes in anonymity the night before an election.

Only MEC members have a vote, but those votes should be informed by the membership. If a candidate doesn’t announce until Election Day then how can membership make an informed recommendation to the LEC officers?

Are there any other candidates who have publicly announced, so far I’ve seen:

Captain Garry Kravit
Captain Bob Fox



Note to mods: the two names above have publicly announced their candidacy to be a representative to and for United Pilots which includes a UAL BOD seat. They have made themselves “public figures” with respect to forum rules.