2025 District 2 Board Candidate Biography

Mike Cottingim

Mike Cottingim

Mike Cottingim has been a resident of District 2 for 20 years. “I am very familiar with the area and needs of the members I will represent. I have worked in various areas of Nye County since 2012. I was the Town Administrator of Amargosa Valley from 9/2012 through 12/2016 and have also worked at a couple of new businesses in the area. I believe the electric utility is essential to our success and survival. Without solid and affordable electric service, our area cannot survive. VEA has served my family and I very well in the time I have lived here. Some  major new businesses are coming into our area and affordable, reliable electrical service is necessary for them to succeed and bring jobs to our communities.

I have been involved in commercial finance through my 20+ years in the mortgage industry and have a good understanding how a successful business should provide excellent service to its customers and still remain financially sound. I look forward to serving the members of District 2, along with all of the members of Valley Electric and its subsidiaries.

Cottingham has served on the VEA Board and Finance Committee since June of 2022. The financial situation of VEA has improved immensely in the last 5 years and the Board has  worked through some very tough financial decisions and now has VEA on a solid ground. We are now able to work with our banks and bring some much needed extra services to our members.

For the last year and a half I have been the treasurer of the VEA Board of Directors and Chairman of the Finance Committee. I was in the wholesale Commercial and Residential Finance business for over 20 years in Southern Nevada and have an excellent understanding of how companies are supposed to function and stay on a positive footing. Also, working the Town of Amargosa Valley for a number of years I have worked closely with Nye County Finance and helped the Town submit their annual budget.