Vote October 8 - November 26
Please select one of the options below to access your election materials, learn more about the candidates and cast your vote.
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Use your nine-digit Thrivent ID and date of birth.
My Thrivent
Use your Thrivent user ID and password to vote.
Thrivent ID
Use your nine-digit Thrivent ID and date of birth.
Our board of directors, the supreme governing body, oversees all aspects of our organization and focuses on serving in the interest of our membership.
The Board:
The Board:
- Establishes and promotes our organizational objectives and purpose.
- Oversees major business decisions.
- Works with leadership to assess and manage risk.
Effective Leadership
As you make your voting decisions, please consider that, for effective leadership, board members need to:
- Bring diversity in business experience and skills, gender, religious affiliation and synodical representation, geographic location, age, race and ethnicity.
- Serve as representatives of all Thrivent clients.
- Be active and engaged with Thrivent, with a passion for advancing Thrivent’s purpose.
- Be able to analyze, evaluate, exercise sound judgment and communicate well so they can provide direction regarding Thrivent’s opportunities and performance.
- Understand, guide and provide oversight to your membership-owned fraternal benefit society, which is also a complex, highly regulated, diversified financial services organization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
These are a few of the most commonly asked questions about our board elections. For a complete list, please visit our frequently asked questions page.
Who can vote in the board of directors election?
Thrivent clients with benefit membership are eligible to vote in the Thrivent Board of Directors election. This year’s election will be held from Oct. 8 to Nov. 26.
Who qualifies as an adult with benefit membership?
A client with benefit membership is an individual age 16 or older who is (in the vast majority of cases) the insured or annuitant on an insurance or annuity contract issued by Thrivent, or the premerger Aid Association of Lutherans (AAL) or Lutheran Brotherhood (LB). In some cases, third-party owners of premerger AAL or Thrivent contracts or beneficiaries of settlement agreements may hold a benefit membership. Voting eligibility for the national board of directors election only includes clients with benefit membership.
Why can only clients with benefit membership vote for the national board of directors?
This stipulation is included in our Articles of Incorporation and is true for virtually all fraternal benefit societies. Clients with benefit membership vote because they have a financial stake in our fraternal benefit society. (Note: Clients with benefit membership holding Thrivent Mutual Funds vote for the directors of the mutual funds' boards.)
Why does the board of directors endorse certain candidates?
The board endorses certain candidates to assist you in completing your ballot. The Governance Committee of the board reviews the qualifications of all nominated candidates and conducts peer evaluations of the incumbent candidates. They also look for the skillsets and experience needed to provide the necessary oversight to our diversified financial services organization. Based on their review, and in consideration of the board's recommended qualifications, the board decides which candidates to endorse for the upcoming election. Of course, this is only a recommendation. The final choice is yours.
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