Arizona Governor Appoints Former Lawmaker to Utility Regulatory Panel
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed a former Republican lawmaker to an open seat on the state commission that regulates utilities.
Ducey on Tuesday named Justin Olson to the seat vacated by Doug Little. Little stepped last month down to take a job with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Olson served in the Legislature from 2011 until the beginning of this year. He ran for an open congressional seat in Mesa last year but finished behind current Rep. Andy Biggs and businesswoman Christine Jones in the GOP primary.
Olson chaired the House appropriations committee in his last term and currently works as a tax analyst.
Ducey says Olson has a reputation as a strong proponent for taxpayer whose background will help him hit the ground running as a regulator.
Related News
From Archive
- Fatal trench collapse halts sewer construction in Massachusetts; two workers hospitalized
- Alaska LNG pipeline could require 7,000 workers at peak construction, developers say
- Ohio trench collapse kills one worker, injures two during pipe installation
- Elon Musk's Boring Co. fined for dumping drilling waste into Vegas sewer system
- $1.4 billion Midwest pipeline expansion to move more Canadian oil to U.S. Gulf
- Glenfarne Alaska LNG targets late-2026 construction start for 807-mile pipeline project
- Fatal trench collapse halts sewer construction in Massachusetts; two workers hospitalized
- Massive water line failure leaves majority of Waterbury without service
- Infrastructure failure releases 100,000 gallons of wastewater in Houston; repairs ongoing
- Pennsylvania American Water launches interactive map to identify, replace lead water service lines
Comments