Public Service Commissioner (state executive office)

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Elections by Year

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The public service commissioner is a state-level position in all 50 states. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role involves the regulation of essential utility services such as energy, telecommunications, and water.

HIGHLIGHTS

In all 50 states, the public service commission is a multi-member board responsible for the regulation of utilities. Most states' commissions have three seats, though some states have as many as seven seats.

Public service commissioners are elected in 10 states and appointed in the other 40. Of those states that appoint public service commissioners, all but Virginia and South Carolina give the power of appointment to the governor.

In 2022, public service commissioner salaries ranged from $90,000 in New Mexico to $228,965 in California.

Current officeholders

List of current public service commissioners

List of All Current State Public Service Commissioners in the United States:

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Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1	Jeremy Oden	Republican	December 3, 2012
Alabama Public Service Commission Place 2	Chris Beeker, III	Republican	September 24, 2024
Alabama Public Service Commission President	Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh	Republican	2010
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Steve DeVries	Nonpartisan	November 6, 2024
Alaska Regulatory Commission	John Espindola	Nonpartisan	June 12, 2023
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Robert Pickett	Nonpartisan	March 7, 2008
Alaska Regulatory Commission	John Springsteen	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2024
Alaska Regulatory Commission	Vacant
Arizona Corporation Commission	Lea Marquez Peterson	Republican	May 30, 2019
Arizona Corporation Commission	Nick Myers	Republican	January 2, 2023
Arizona Corporation Commission	James O'Connor	Republican	January 4, 2021
Arizona Corporation Commission	Kevin Thompson	Republican	January 2, 2023
Arizona Corporation Commission	Anna Tovar	Democratic	January 4, 2021
Arkansas Public Service Commission	Katie Anderson	Nonpartisan	October 2, 2022
Arkansas Public Service Commission	Justin Tate	Nonpartisan	2019
Arkansas Public Service Commission	Doyle Webb	Nonpartisan	January 17, 2023
California Public Utilities Commission	Matt Baker	Nonpartisan	March 5, 2024
California Public Utilities Commission	Karen Douglas	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2023
California Public Utilities Commission	Darcie Houck	Nonpartisan	2021
California Public Utilities Commission	Alice Reynolds	Nonpartisan	December 31, 2021
California Public Utilities Commission	John Reynolds	Nonpartisan	December 23, 2021
Colorado Public Utilities Commission	Eric Blank	Nonpartisan	January 12, 2021
Colorado Public Utilities Commission	Megan Gilman	Nonpartisan	2020
Colorado Public Utilities Commission	Tom Plant	Nonpartisan	February 3, 2023
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	David Arconti, Jr.	Nonpartisan	August 5, 2024
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	John Betkoski, III	Nonpartisan	1997
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Michael Caron	Nonpartisan	2013
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Marissa Paslick Gillett	Nonpartisan	April 26, 2019
Delaware Public Service Commission	Joann Conaway	Nonpartisan	2001
Delaware Public Service Commission	Kim Drexler	Nonpartisan	2015
Delaware Public Service Commission	Harold Gray	Nonpartisan	2014
Delaware Public Service Commission	Mike Karia	Nonpartisan	2015
Delaware Public Service Commission	Dallas Winslow	Nonpartisan	2005
Florida Public Service Commission	Gary Clark	Nonpartisan	September 15, 2017
Florida Public Service Commission	Andrew Giles Fay	Nonpartisan	2018
Florida Public Service Commission	Art Graham	Nonpartisan	2010
Florida Public Service Commission	Mike La Rosa	Nonpartisan	January 2, 2021
Florida Public Service Commission	Gabriella Passidomo	Nonpartisan	May 19, 2021
Georgia Public Service Commission District 1	Jason Shaw	Republican	January 1, 2019
Georgia Public Service Commission District 2	Tim Echols	Republican	2011
Georgia Public Service Commission District 3	Fitz Johnson	Republican	July 22, 2021
Georgia Public Service Commission District 4	Lauren McDonald Jr.	Republican	2009
Georgia Public Service Commission District 5	Tricia Pridemore	Republican	February 21, 2018
Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities	Joey Duenas	Nonpartisan
Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities	Michael Limtiaco	Nonpartisan
Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities	Pedro Martinez	Nonpartisan	March 22, 2021
Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities	Simon Sanchez	Nonpartisan
Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities	Francis Santos	Nonpartisan
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Leo Asuncion Jr.	Nonpartisan	2019
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Naomi Kuwaye	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2022
Hawaii Public Utilities Commissioner	Colin Yost	Nonpartisan	April 14, 2023
Idaho Public Utilities Commission	Eric Anderson	Nonpartisan	2015
Idaho Public Utilities Commission	John Hammond	Nonpartisan	January 21, 2022
Idaho Public Utilities Commission	Edward Lodge	Nonpartisan	January 27, 2023
Illinois Commerce Commission	Michael Carrigan	Democratic	2020
Illinois Commerce Commission	Ann McCabe	Republican	February 1, 2022
Illinois Commerce Commission	Stacey Paradis	Republican	April 3, 2023
Illinois Commerce Commission	Conrad Reddick	Democratic	March 13, 2023
Illinois Commerce Commission	Doug Scott	Democratic	June 16, 2023
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	Wesley Bennett	Nonpartisan	June 1, 2023
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	Sarah Freeman	Nonpartisan	February 9, 2017
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	James Huston	Nonpartisan	September 3, 2014
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	David Veleta	Nonpartisan	September 14, 2022
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission	David Ziegner	Nonpartisan	August 25, 1990
Iowa Utilities Board	Josh Byrnes	Nonpartisan	2020
Iowa Utilities Board	Erik Helland	Nonpartisan	May 1, 2023
Iowa Utilities Board	Sarah Martz	Nonpartisan	May 1, 2023
Kansas Corporation Commission	Andrew French	Nonpartisan	June 24, 2020
Kansas Corporation Commission	Dwight Keen	Nonpartisan	2018
Kansas Corporation Commission	Annie Kuether	Nonpartisan	September 13, 2023
Kentucky Public Service Commission	Angie Hatton	Nonpartisan	March 20, 2023
Kentucky Public Service Commission	Mary Regan	Nonpartisan	November 10, 2022
Kentucky Public Service Commission	John Stacy	Nonpartisan	September 10, 2024
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1	Eric Skrmetta	Republican	January 1, 2009
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 2	Craig Greene	Republican	2017
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3	Davante Lewis	Democratic	December 31, 2022
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4	Mike Francis	Republican	January 3, 2017
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 5	Foster Campbell	Democratic	January 1, 2003
Maine Public Utilities Commission	Philip Bartlett	Nonpartisan	2019
Maine Public Utilities Commission	Carrie Gilbert	Nonpartisan	May 12, 2023
Maine Public Utilities Commission	Patrick Scully	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2021
Maryland Public Service Commission	Kumar Barve	Nonpartisan	May 31, 2023
Maryland Public Service Commission	Fred Hoover	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2023
Maryland Public Service Commission	Michael T. Richard	Nonpartisan	2016
Maryland Public Service Commission	Bonnie Suchman	Nonpartisan	June 28, 2023
Maryland Public Service Commission	Vacant
Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission	Cecile Fraser	Nonpartisan	2017
Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission	Staci Rubin	Nonpartisan	April 10, 2023
Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission	James Van Nostrand	Nonpartisan	May 1, 2023
Michigan Public Service Commission	Alessandra Carreon	Nonpartisan	July 23, 2023
Michigan Public Service Commission	Katherine Peretick	Nonpartisan	February 4, 2021
Michigan Public Service Commission	Daniel C. Scripps	Nonpartisan	2019
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	Hwikwon Ham	Nonpartisan	January 8, 2024
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	Valerie Means	Nonpartisan	April 22, 2019
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	Katie Sieben	Nonpartisan	2017
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	Joseph K. Sullivan	Nonpartisan	April 6, 2020
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission	John Tuma	Nonpartisan	February 2, 2015
Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District	De'Keither Stamps	Democratic	January 1, 2024
Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District	Chris Brown	Republican	January 2, 2024
Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District	Nelson Carr	Republican	January 2, 2024
Missouri Public Service Commission	Maida Coleman	Nonpartisan	August 10, 2015
Missouri Public Service Commission	Kayla Hahn	Nonpartisan	June 1, 2023
Missouri Public Service Commission	Jason Holsman	Nonpartisan	January 16, 2020
Missouri Public Service Commission	Glen Kolkmeyer	Nonpartisan	May 6, 2021
Missouri Public Service Commission	John Mitchell	Nonpartisan	May 9, 2024
Montana Public Service Commission District 1	Randy Pinocci	Republican	January 1, 2019
Montana Public Service Commission District 2	Tony O'Donnell	Republican	January 2, 2017
Montana Public Service Commission District 3	James Brown	Republican	January 4, 2021
Montana Public Service Commission District 4	Jennifer Fielder	Republican	January 4, 2021
Montana Public Service Commission District 5	Ann Bukacek	Republican	January 2, 2023
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 1	Dan Watermeier	Republican	January 10, 2019
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 2	Christian Mirch	Republican	February 8, 2023
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 3	Tim Schram	Republican	2007
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 4	Eric Kamler	Republican	January 5, 2023
Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5	Kevin Stocker	Republican	January 5, 2023
Nevada Public Utilities Commission	Randy Brown	Nonpartisan	October 1, 2023
Nevada Public Utilities Commission	Tammy Cordova	Nonpartisan	June 22, 2020
Nevada Public Utilities Commission	Hayley Williamson	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2020
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission	Pradip Chattopadhyay	Nonpartisan	December 8, 2021
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission	Dan Goldner	Nonpartisan	May 5, 2021
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission	Carleton Simpson	Nonpartisan	December 20, 2021
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Marian Abdou	Nonpartisan	June 28, 2023
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Zenon Christodoulou	Nonpartisan
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Christine Guhl-Sadovy	Nonpartisan	June 7, 2023
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Mary-Anna Holden	Nonpartisan	January 11, 2012
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities	Vacant
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	Gabriel Aguilera	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2023
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	James Ellison	Nonpartisan	January 10, 2023
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission	Patrick O’Connell	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2023
New York Public Service Commission	James Alesi	Nonpartisan	June 21, 2017
New York Public Service Commission	Uchenna Bright	Nonpartisan	April 11, 2024
New York Public Service Commission	Rory M. Christian	Nonpartisan	June 24, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	John B. Maggiore	Nonpartisan	June 22, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	Denise Sheehan	Nonpartisan	April 11, 2024
New York Public Service Commission	David Valesky	Nonpartisan	June 21, 2021
New York Public Service Commission	Radina Valova	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2024
North Carolina Utilities Commission	William Brawley	Nonpartisan
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Kimberly Duffley	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2019
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Jeffrey Hughes	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2019
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Karen Kemerait	Nonpartisan	May 2, 2022
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Floyd McKissick	Nonpartisan	January 7, 2020
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Charlotte Mitchell	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2017
North Carolina Utilities Commission	Tommy Tucker	Nonpartisan
North Dakota Public Service Commission	Randel Christmann	Republican	January 15, 2013
North Dakota Public Service Commission	Julie Fedorchak	Republican	January 2, 2013
North Dakota Public Service Commission	Sheri Haugen-Hoffart	Republican	February 11, 2022
Ohio Public Utilities Commission	Daniel R. Conway	Nonpartisan	2017
Ohio Public Utilities Commission	Dennis Deters	Nonpartisan	March 25, 2019
Ohio Public Utilities Commission	Jenifer A. French	Nonpartisan	March 29, 2021
Ohio Public Utilities Commission	Lawrence K. Friedeman	Nonpartisan	2017
Ohio Public Utilities Commission	John Williams	Nonpartisan	November 15, 2023
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner	Bob Anthony	Republican	January 9, 1989
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner	Kim David	Republican	January 9, 2023
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner	Todd Hiett	Republican	2015
Oregon Public Utility Commission	Megan Walseth Decker	Nonpartisan	April 1, 2017
Oregon Public Utility Commission	Letha Tawney	Nonpartisan	2018
Oregon Public Utility Commission	Mark Thompson	Nonpartisan	October 1, 2019
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Kimberly Barrow	Nonpartisan	August 31, 2023
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	John F. Coleman	Nonpartisan	October 27, 2022
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Stephen DeFrank	Nonpartisan	October 27, 2022
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Ralph Yanora	Nonpartisan	October 24, 2019
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission	Kathryn Zerfuss	Nonpartisan	October 27, 2022
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner	Abigail Anthony	Nonpartisan	2017
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner	Ronald Gerwatowksi	Nonpartisan	June 1, 2020
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commissioner	John C. Revens	Nonpartisan	March 29, 2021
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Florence Belser	Nonpartisan	February 19, 2019
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Stephen Caston	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Delton Powers, Jr.	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Headen Thomas	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Carolyn Williams	Nonpartisan	September 24, 2020
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Justin Williams	Nonpartisan	2018
South Carolina Public Service Commissioner	Vacant
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Kristie Fiegen	Republican	August 9, 2011
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Gary Hanson	Republican	2003
South Dakota Public Utilities Commission	Chris Nelson	Republican	January 8, 2011
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	David Crowell	Nonpartisan	August 25, 2022
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Clay Good	Nonpartisan	2021
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	John Hie	Nonpartisan	2018
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Kenneth Hill	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2009
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Herbert Hilliard	Nonpartisan	2012
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	David Jones	Nonpartisan	October 15, 2012
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Robin Morrison	Nonpartisan	June 14, 2013
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Executive Director	Earl Taylor	Nonpartisan	2012
Texas Public Utility Commission	Lori Cobos	Nonpartisan	June 22, 2021
Texas Public Utility Commission	Thomas Gleeson	Nonpartisan	January 23, 2024
Texas Public Utility Commission	Jimmy Glotfelty	Nonpartisan	August 10, 2021
Texas Public Utility Commission	Courtney Hjaltman	Nonpartisan	June 26, 2024
Texas Public Utility Commission	Kathleen Jackson	Nonpartisan	August 5, 2022
Utah Public Service Commission	David Clark	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2013
Utah Public Service Commission	Jerry Fenn	Nonpartisan	April 17, 2024
Utah Public Service Commission	John Harvey	Nonpartisan	May 11, 2023
Vermont Public Utility Commission	Riley Allen	Nonpartisan	2021
Vermont Public Utility Commission	Margaret Cheney	Nonpartisan	October 1, 2013
Vermont Public Utility Commission	Ed McNamara	Nonpartisan	January 29, 2024
Virginia State Corporation Commission	Kelsey Bagot	Nonpartisan	April 1, 2024
Virginia State Corporation Commission	Jehmal Hudson	Nonpartisan	June 9, 2020
Virginia State Corporation Commission	Samuel Towell	Nonpartisan	March 20, 2024
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	David W. Danner	Nonpartisan	2013
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	Milt Doumit	Nonpartisan	September 1, 2022
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	Ann Rendahl	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2015
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Charlotte Lane	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2019
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Renee Larrick	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2017
West Virginia Public Service Commission	Bill Raney	Nonpartisan	August 17, 2021
Wisconsin Public Service Commission	Marcus Hawkins	Nonpartisan	April 8, 2024
Wisconsin Public Service Commission	Kristy Nieto	Nonpartisan	February 2, 2024
Wisconsin Public Service Commission	Summer Strand	Nonpartisan	March 2, 2023
Wyoming Public Service Commission	Chris Petrie	Nonpartisan	February 1, 2021
Wyoming Public Service Commission	Mike Robinson	Nonpartisan	2019
Wyoming Public Service Commission	Mary Throne	Nonpartisan	2019

Method of selection

Public service commissioners are popularly elected in 10 states. In those states where the public service commissioner is appointed, the power of appointment is given to the governor in all but Virginia and South Carolina, where commissioners are selected by the state legislature.

Number of seats

In 27 states, the public service commission is a three-member board. Most states that have more than three members allow for five seats on the public service commission. The North Carolina Utilities Commission, South Carolina Public Service Commission, and Tennessee Public Utility Commission have the most seats of any public service commission at seven each.

Compensation

According to compensation figures for 2022 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the Book of the States, the highest salary for a public service commissioner is $228,965 in California, while the lowest is $90,000 in New Mexico. Salary information was not available for public service commissioners in Virginia.

Election history

2024

See also: State executive official elections, 2024

Six states held elections for public service commissioner in 2024:

• Alabama
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Nebraska
• North Dakota

2023

See also: State executive official elections, 2023

One state held elections for public service commissioner in 2023:

• Mississippi

2022

See also: State executive official elections, 2022

Nine states held elections for public service commissioner in 2022.

• Arizona
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Nebraska
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota

2021

See also: State executive official elections, 2021

No state held elections for public service commissioner in 2021.

2020

See also: State executive official elections, 2020

Ten states held elections for public service commissioner in 2020:

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota

2019

See also: State executive official elections, 2019

One state held elections for public service commissioner in 2019:

• Mississippi

2018

See also: State executive official elections, 2018

Ten states held elections for public service commissioner in 2018.

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota

2017

One state held an election for one seat in 2017:

• Louisiana

2016

See also: Public Service Commission elections, 2016

Ten states held elections for a total of 18 seats in 2016:

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• South Dakota

2015

See also: State executive official elections, 2015

One state held regularly scheduled elections for public service commissioner in 2015: Mississippi.

Cecil Brown (D), Brandon Presley (D) and Sam Britton (R) won their respective races for the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

2014

Main article: State executive official elections, 2014

Ten states held regularly scheduled public service commissioner elections in the 2014 electoral cycle:

• Alabama (2 seats)
• Arizona (2 seats)
• Georgia (1 seat)
• Louisiana (2 seats)
• Montana (2 seats)
• Nebraska (1 seat)
• New Mexico (3 seats)
• North Dakota (2 seats)
• Oklahoma (1 seat)
• South Dakota (1 seat)

2013

There were no commissioner elections in 2013.

2012

Main article: State executive official elections, 2012

Ten states held scheduled public service commissioner elections in the 2012 electoral cycle: Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Heading into the November election, Democrats held six of the seats, Republicans held 12 seats and one seat was held by an Independent. Out of 19 incumbents, 14 sought re-election in 2012. The status breakdown of the remaining five was as follows:

• Three retired from office - Louisiana Public Service Commissioner James Field (R), New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Douglas J. Howe (I) and North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Tony Clark (R).

• Two did not run due to term limits - Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar (R) and New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Jason Marks (D).

Following the election, nine incumbents, all Republicans, won re-election. The remaining five incumbents, all Democratic candidates, were defeated by Republican challengers. The non-incumbent races in Louisiana, Montana, and North Dakota were won by Republican candidates, while the two non-incumbent races in New Mexico were won by Democratic candidates.

See also

• State executive offices
• State executive official elections, 2022
• State executive official elections, 2023
• State executive official elections, 2024

External links

• National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners website