Missouri Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will leave office in February to take charge of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association The $143 million-revenue National Rural Electric Cooperative Association tapped one of its closest congressional allies as its next CEO, picking a lawmaker best known for remaining near the center of the political spectrum even as her Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives shifted to the right. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) announced Dec. 3 she would retire from Congress in February to head the Arlington, Va.-based group. She will replace Glenn English, a former congressman who announced his NRECA retirement late last year. Emerson… Read More