Thirteen youth members from nine Wisconsin electric  cooperatives went to Washington, D.C. June 15th through the 21st for the 2025 NRECA Youth Tour. 
The group started off by visiting the National Cooperative Business Association, CLUSA International, the National Mall, the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, the National Archives, FBI Headquarters, and the U.S. Navy Memorial. They also participated in an energizing Co-ops 101 session.

ABOVE LEFT: The 2025 Washington, D.C. Tour participants (Wisconsin) at the Capitol building.

ABOVE RIGHT: The students at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center.

They then toured the White House, and headed to the U.S. Capitol where they observed democracy in action from the gallery and witnessed a live Senate vote. They met with Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and staffers from Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s (R-Prairie du Chien) office.
As they wrapped up the tour, the youth visited the Pentagon Memorial, the LEED-NC Gold-certified headquarters of the National Rural Cooperative Finance Corporation, and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, which features aircraft and space artifacts.

ABOVE LEFT: The tour participants at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial.   

ABOVE RIGHT: Rock Energy youth member Garrett Schneider stands outside of the U.S. Capitol building.