Ohio PUC Nominees Head to Governor's Desk
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) received five nominations to fill two vacant commissioner seats at the Public Utilities Commission, the PUC said in a Thursday news release. For an unexpired term ending April 10, 2020, the PUC nominating council Thursday…
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submitted the names of Daniel Conway, an energy and telecom attorney from Porter Wright; Lawrence Friedeman, an IGS Energy executive; Edward Hess, a former PUC staffer with energy experience; and Raymond Lawton, ex-director of the National Regulatory Research Institute, research arm of NARUC. For the second seat that has a five-year term starting April 11, the council recommended Gregory Williams, former aide to Ohio ex-Commissioner Andre Porter, along with the three who don’t get the first seat. Kasich chose Howard Petricoff in June for the first slot, but after the state Senate appeared unlikely to confirm him, Petricoff announced his resignation Dec. 2 (see 1612120029). Under Ohio process, the governor has 30 days to appoint names from the list or request more names. The state Senate must confirm the governor’s appointees, who may take seats before receiving confirmation.