The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Tuesday could be the panel’s last meeting with a voting quorum for a while as two members’ face a ticking clock.
TVA members Arthur Graham and Bobby Klein’s terms officially expired on May 18, but still serve on the board until the new congressional session, which starts on Jan. 3, 2027. Graham was renominated by President Donald Trump’for a new term that runs until May 18, 2031.
However, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has yet to hold a confirmation hearing on Graham yet.
TVA’s board is made of nine members and a quorum requires at least five members to be present. If Graham does not get confirmed prior to the new congressional session, then the board will be left with four members: Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randall Jones and Wade White.
Graham is not the only TVA nominee that awaits confirmation; Lee Beaman was also nominated to hold a seat on the federal utility’s board. Beaman was first nominated by Trump on June 30, 2025, and even testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in early December 2025.
However, Beaman was questioned by Democrats about personal matters, including allegations made by his former wife during a divorce proceeding. The vote on Beaman’s confirmation was tabled. Trump renominated Beaman on Jan. 13, but like Graham, no confirmation hearing has been scheduled to date.
After Trump’s firing of several board members last year, TVA’s quorum was restored in January 2026, following the swearing in of the new members. Graves, Graham, Hagood and Jones were confirmed by the full Senate to become board members in late December 2025.
