# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S4 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 1 Board of Regents, St. Paul (Commissioned, 3-year term) 2 3 4 5 John Chilman III (PSW) Tia M. Esser (SD) Gary L. Volberding (MNS) 6 7 Board of Regents, St. Paul (Lay, elect 2, 3-year term) Position 1 of 2: 8 9 10 11 Karl Abbott (SE) Paul C. Hinz (TX) Richard A. Rolf (MI) Rosa Summers (MNS) 12 Position 2 of 2: 13 14 15 Karl Abbott (SE) Richard A. Rolf (MI) Rosa Summers (MNS) 16 Board of Regents, Austin (Ordained, 3-year term) 17 18 19 20 Keith W. Schweitzer (IW) Neil S. Vanderbush (TX) Richard A. Zeile (MI) 21 Board of Regents, Austin (Commissioned, 3-year term) 22 23 24 Christopher R. Marshall (SW) Miguel A. Ruiz (TX) 25 26 Board of Regents, Austin (Lay, elect 2, 3-year term) Position 1 of 2: 27 28 29 Jon Allen (EA) William Brandt (TX) Bob L. Ssekyanzi (TX) 30 Position 2 of 2: 31 32 Jon Allen (EA) Bob L. Ssekyanzi (TX) 33 Board of Regents, Mequon (Ordained, 3-year term) 34 35 36 37 Jonathan E. Conner (IW) Dwayne M. Lueck (NW) Lance A. ODonnell (SW) 38 Board of Regents, Mequon (Commissioned, 3-year term) 39 40 41 Jennifer Knox (SW) Paul R. Steinhaus (NW) 42 43 Board of Regents, Mequon (Lay, elect 2, 3-year term) Position 1 of 2: 44 45 46 47 Jon Allen (EA) Rande T. Casaday (EN) David Lambert (EN) Stephen M. Saunders (SW) 119 363 379 183 304 109 267 441 427 161 410 508 304 352 194 91 587 188 336 341 441 429 (declared elected) (declared elected) 156 458 250 (declared elected) 197 654 (declared elected) 301 577 646 228 162 91 357 257 (declared elected) (declared elected) 286 579 220 239 417 (declared elected) (declared elected) (declared elected) 168 477 223 (declared elected) 2026 Convention Minutes — Sessions 7 and 8 — Page 5