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Endorsements

2024-2025 Endorsements on File

Officers

Position Endorsee Endorsement Dated
2nd Vice Commander Lena Heredia-Perez View 07/10/2023
2nd Vice Commander Robert “Bob” Matheson View 08/08/2023
National Executive Committee Member Dennis Boland View 08/25/2023
National Executive Committee Member Alternate Jerry Brandt View 09/08/2023
Sergeant-at-Arms Troy Horsley View 07/10/2023
Sergeant-at-Arms Les Martin View 09/08/2023

Area Commanders

Position Endorsee Endorsement Dated
Southwestern Area Commander John Rauh View 09/08/2023

District Commanders

Position Endorsee Endorsement Dated
District 5 Commander Miguel Garcia View 09/19/2023
District 8 Commander Charlie Magnus View 09/08/2023
District 13 Commander Eric E. Loyd View 09/14/2023

Endorsement Policy

In order for an endorsement to be published on the Department website and listed in the Legion Link, the following criteria must be followed:

Requirements

Requirements

  1. Endorsement letters will be accepted for the following positions:
    1. Department Commander
    2. Department Vice Commanders
    3. National Executive Committeeman and Alternate
      1. During even numbered years only
    4. Department Sgt-At-Arms
    5. Department Chaplain
    6. Department Historian
    7. Area Commanders
    8. District Commanders
  2. Endorsement letters will only be accepted from a Post.
  3. An endorsement letter must meet the following criteria:
    1. On Post letterhead
    2. Contains the date of the meeting the Post made the endorsement
    3. States that the members of the Post approved the endorsement at the meeting
    4. Contains a brief narrative (offices held, etc.) explaining why the individual should be considered for the office
    5. Signed by two Post Officers
How to Submit

How to Submit

All endorsement letters must be mailed to the Department in hardcopy. Endorsement letters faxed to the Department will not be accepted, as the quality is too low to obtain a good scan. An electronic version of the letter may be sent to the Department by email however, a hardcopy of the letter is still required to verify the signatures prior to posting on the website and listing in the Legion Link.

*Any letter that does not meet the above criteria will be returned to the Post for proper formatting and/or signatures.

Endorsement letters will be accepted for publication after September 1st for the coming year.

Only the first endorsement letter received for an individual running for an office will be posted on the Department Website. Subsequent endorsements for the same individual will be filed at the Department for future reference.