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Arizona is one of only fourteen states with elected commissioners. [1] The Arizona Constitution explicitly calls for an elected commission, as opposed to a governor-appointed commission, which is the standard in most states, [2] because its drafters feared that governors would appoint industry-friendly officials. [3]
Kevin Thompson is an American politician and former enlisted member of the United States Air Force and current member of the Arizona Corporation Commission.A member of the Republican Party, Thompson served the citizens of Mesa, AZ as Councilmember of District 6 from January 2015 to January 2023 prior to being elected to the Commission in November 2022.
In 2012 he ran for the Arizona Corporation Commission, and won. He won re-election to the Commission in the 2016, and is an incumbent on the Commission. [1] [12] Burns played a key role in the development of the Arizona Telemedicine Council, initiating the legislation that created it, and serving as the first co-chairman of the council. [13]
Andrew Michael Tobin (born June 27, 1958) [1] is the Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. He formerly was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from the state's 1st district, and as former Speaker, beginning in 2011. [2]
James O'Connor, better known by the name Jim O'Connor, is an American politician, elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2020. [1]Before entering politics, O'Connor worked for 42 years in the securities industry, owning his own firm, Nexus Financial Services.
Brenda Burns (born November 22, 1950 [1]) is an American politician, real estate agent and member of the Republican Party from the state of Arizona who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2011 to 2015. Elected in 2010, she was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in 2014 but chose not to do so. [2]
Nick Myers is an American politician who serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission, first being elected in the 2022 election.Prior to serving in the commission, Myers worked as a software engineer for Intel and various satellite communication companies, before starting his own small businesses.
(Bitter Smith was the chair of the commission). [17] Due to Bitter Smith representing the golf club while simultaneously serving as chair of the Corporation Commission, Arizona attorney Tom Ryan filed a complaint against her with the Arizona Attorney General's office, seeking to have her removed from the commission. [17]