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Council State Representatives To Be Elected
The following is the certified number of Council of Representatives Seats by state to be elected in the upcoming January 2026 election and the number of Rail Passengers voting eligible members per state as of August 31, 2025
| State | Total Memberships | Council Seats |
| Alabama | 22 | 1 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1 |
| Arizona | 62 | 1 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 1 |
| California | 561 | 12 |
| Colorado | 86 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 95 | 1 |
| Delaware | 38 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | 175 | 2 |
| Florida | 139 | 5 |
| Georgia | 52 | 2 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 1 |
| Idaho | 18 | 1 |
| Illinois | 277 | 4 |
| Indiana | 64 | 2 |
| Iowa | 37 | 1 |
| Kansas | 30 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 24 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 1 |
| Maine | 37 | 1 |
| Maryland | 307 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 315 | 4 |
| Michigan | 153 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 112 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 23 | 1 |
| Missouri | 67 | 2 |
| Montana | 19 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 1 |
| Nevada | 11 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 30 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 200 | 3 |
| New Mexico | 46 | 1 |
| New York | 715 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 114 | 2 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 1 |
| Ohio | 108 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 21 | 1 |
| Oregon | 120 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 416 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 43 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 24 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 33 | 1 |
| Texas | 132 | 6 |
| Utah | 20 | 1 |
| Vermont | 37 | 1 |
| Virginia | 361 | 4 |
| Washington | 218 | 3 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 122 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 1 |
| 5573 | 112 |
Posted September 24, 2025
"I wish to extend my appreciation to members of the Rail Passengers Association for their steadfast advocacy to protect not only the Southwest Chief, but all rail transportation which plays such an important role in our economy and local communities. I look forward to continuing this close partnership, both with America’s rail passengers and our bipartisan group of senators, to ensure a bright future for the Southwest Chief route."
Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS)
April 2, 2019, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his work to protect the Southwest Chief