Sixty of the hundred ninety-one state utility commissioners have served two years or less. That's thirty-one percent of the current commissioners.
I only counted commissioners from full members of NARUC. Sorry to my friends on the commissions of Guam, New Orleans, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, etc.
And I rounded up or down to the nearest number of years of service. Commissioners with two years of service began their terms March 2015 through February 2016. Commissioners with one year of service started their terms March 2016 or later.
Here's the honor roll of shortest-serving commissioners:
I. One year of service, thirty-eight commissioners
Martha Guzman Aceves, California Public Utilities Commission
Jeffrey Ackerman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
James Atterholt, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Jay Balasbas, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Damon Baldone, Louisiana Public Service Commission
Richard Beverly, Public Service Commission of District of Columbia
Robert Cicero, Kentucky Public Service Commission
Daniel Conway, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Megan Decker, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Boyd Dunn, Arizona Corporation Commission
Katie Scharf Dykes, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Rachel Eubanks, Michigan Public Service Commission
Mike Francis, Louisiana Public Service Commission
Sarah Freeman, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Lawrence Friedeman, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Marion Gold, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
James Griffin, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
Cynthia Hall, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Lisa Hardie, Oregon Public Utility Commission
Keith Jordan, Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Brian Kroshus, North Dakota Public Service Commission
Richard Lozier, Iowa Utilities Board
Wendy Moser, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Anthony O' Donnell, Maryland Public Service Commission
Tony O'Donnell, Montana Public Service Commission
Kimberly O'Guinn, Arkansas Public Service Commission
Sadzi Martha Oliva, Illinois Commerce Commission
Rebecca Pauli, Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Donald Pohlmann, Florida Public Service Commission
Ann Pongracz, Nevada Public Utilities Commission
Clifford Rechtschaffen, California Public Utilities Commission
Joseph Reynolds, Nevada Public Utilities Commission
Mary Ridder, Nebraska Public Service Commission
Lon Roberts, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Anthony Roisman, Vermont Public Utility Commission
Michael Schmitt, Kentucky Public Service Commission
Katie Sieben, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
David Sweet, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
II. Two years of service, twenty-two commissioners
Eric Anderson, Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Kathryn Bailey, New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Sam Britton, Mississippi Public Service Commission
Cecil Brown, Mississippi Public Service Commission
Maida Coleman, Missouri Public Service Commission
Kim Drexler, Delaware Public Service Commission
Lyons Gray, North Carolina Utilities Commission
Sarah Hofmann, Vermont Public Utility Commission
Mark Huebsch, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Gerri Huser, Iowa Utilities Board
Mike Karia, Delaware Public Service Commission
Francis Koncilja, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Stephen McAlpine, Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Andrew Place, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Michael Richard, Maryland Public Service Commission
John Rosales, Illinois Commerce Commission
Norman Saari, Michigan Public Service Commission
Matt Schuerger, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
Andy Tobin, Arizona Corporation Commission
Jordan White, Public Service Commission of Utah
Kara Cunningham Williams, Public Service Commission of West Virginia
Bruce Williamson, Maine Public Utilities Commission
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Steve Mitnick, Editor-in-Chief, Public Utilities Fortnightly
E-mail me: mitnick@fortnightly.com