2026 The Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) is conducting elections to seat new members for the term that begins July 1, 2026 and ends June 30, 2028.  Five producer members (two in District 1, two in District 2, one in District 3), one handler member 2, as well as an alternate member for each position need to be filled.

Nominations – February 27, 2026 – March 20, 2026

Ballots / Voting – March – April 10, 2026 – May 1, 2026

2026 Nominations:

District 1  District  2   District 3 Handler 2 
Thomas Gordon Lomesh Agarwal Stacy Buttermore Shahla Ali
Brett Hampf Akanksha Bhatnagar Phil Cagliero William Davis
Martin Hein Nino Carvalho Anthony Inzana April Ramos
Hiroki Hiura Kellen Coelho Jeffrey Scheer
Joey Mendonca Tom Coleman
Julien Parsons Richard Kreps
Jay Payne  April Ramos
April Ramos Zack Raven
Blake Schmiederer Blake Shmiederer
Matthew Watte