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Kemp taps former Cobb candidate to Georgia utility regulator
By JEFF AMYJuly 21, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is naming businessman Fitz Johnson to fill a vacancy on the state Public Service Commission.
Kemp on Wednesday announced he would tap Johnson, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for the Cobb County Commission last year, to fill a vacancy on the commission created when Kemp on Tuesday named commissioner Chuck Eaton to fill a superior court vacancy in Fulton County.
The commission regulates private, for-profit utilities including Georgia Power Co. and Atlanta Gas Light Co., meaning its decisions affect the pocketbooks of millions of Georgians.
Kemp puts PSC member on bench, opens utility regulator spot
July 20, 2021
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ATLANTA (AP) Georgia s five-member regulatory body will have a vacancy after Gov. Brian Kemp named longtime commissioner Chuck Eaton to fill a superior court vacancy in Fulton County.
Eaton, who was first elected to the Public Service Commission in 2008, has been serving a third stint as the body s chairman. The commission regulates private, for-profit utilities including Georgia Power Co. and Atlanta Gas Light Co., meaning its decisions affect the pocketbooks of millions of Georgians.
The commissioners are elected statewide but must reside in particular districts. Eaton represents the 3rd District, which includes Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Rockdale counties.
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