Candidates seeking one of three places up for grabs on the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust board this year are now in campaign mode.

The TECT Trust is administered by six trustees, with three trustees retiring by rotation every two years – giving each trustee a four year term.

Each of the candidates' profiles is accessible on the following link.

There are 19 candidates vying for this year's public vote to join returning trustees Bill Holland, Bruce Cronin and Ken Collings.

They will replace the three retiring trustees are Michael Cooney, Dame Susan Devoy and Ron Scott, with Ron the only candidate seeking re-election in this year's vote.

To help readers make the right choice, SunLive will provide coverage throughout the election process, beginning with candidates' profiles, listed below.

To keep things fair, SunLive asked each candidate to provide a supplied profile piece no more than 200 words long, and a photograph.

All TECT consumers are eligible to vote for the trustees, with voting papers mailed out to approximately 53,000 eligible voters on June 30.

The election will close on Friday, July 25, 2014, after a three week voting period.

To read the profiles click here.