What is the Georgia Public Service Commission?
The Georgia Public Service Commission is five elected officials who are tasked with ensuring that consumers receive safe, reliable, and reasonably priced electric, natural gas, and telecommunications services. Some of their recent actions have been:
- Allowing Georgia Power to add COVID-19 costs to your energy bills
- Giving Georgia Power the “Ok” to resume shutting off power for people who are behind on their bills in the middle of an economic crisis
- Voting to increase how much you pay for energy every month and adding new, hidden charges to your bill
- Allowing Georgia Power to charge you for cleaning up their toxic coal ash waste
- Overcharging you for an unnecessary nuclear plant that is making Georgia Power millions in profit
Term Ending in 2022
Tim Echols
Public Service Commission District 2
74%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about Echols)
$416,291.73
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since Current Term Began in 2017)
$308,934.23
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS
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Fitz Johnson
Public Service Commission District 3
86%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about Johnson)
$195,594.09
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since Appointment in June 2021)
$169,665.69
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS
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Term Ending in 2024
Tricia Pridemore
Public Service Commission District 5
55%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about Pridemore)
$66,818.84
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since Current Term Began in 2019)
$40,545.26
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS
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Term Ending in 2026
Lauren “Bubba” McDonald
Public Service Commission District 4
81%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about McDonald)
$499,737.47
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since 2014 Election)
$413,026.24
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS
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Jason Shaw
Public Service Commission District 1
67%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about Shaw)
$579,634.87
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since 2019 Appointment)
$397,119.84
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS:
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Former Commissioners
Chuck Eaton
Former Public Service Commission District 3
100%
PERCENTAGE OF INFLUENCE DOLLARS
(Read more about Eaton)
$7,750
TOTAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS RAISED
(Since Last Term Began in 2019)
$8,892.62
TOTAL INFLUENCE DOLLARS
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