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PUCO job up for grabs
What is always considered a plum assignment is up for grabs this spring when Gov. Ted Strickland appoints a new member to the powerful Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
A nominating committee sent Strickland four candidates to consider: Wilson Gonzalez, a senior regulatory analyst for the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel; Steve Lesser, the PUCO chief of staff; Suzanne Rhodes, a project manager for Wilbur Smith & Associates; and Ellis Jacobs, a senior attorney for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality in Dayton.
Commissioners serve five-year terms, regulate gas, telephone, and electric utilities, and are paid between $74,000 and $158,000 a year.
Republican Rhonda Fergus is not seeking re-appointment to the five-member PUCO. No more than three from any one party may serve at the same time. Two Democrats and two independents also serve on the five-member commission.
All four nominees are Democrats.
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By Dean
February 7, 2010 9:15 AM | Link to this
Lord I pray the person that gets this job comes back down to earth and puts a stop to Duke Energy’s raping of Ohio consumers. I’m afraid Duke will ask for a CEO bonus Rider on my bill any day now.