Pa. Senate Confirms PUC Picks
The Pennsylvania Senate confirmed three nominees to the state's Public Utility Commission Wednesday. Senators voted 46-3 to bring back Commissioner John Coleman, whose term expired Oct. 1, and add Katie Zerfuss, deputy secretary for legislative affairs for Gov. Tom Wolf…
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(D), and Stephen DeFrank, former chief of staff for state Sen. Lisa Boscola (D). The Senate Consumer Protection Committee unanimously cleared the nominees at a webcast Tuesday meeting. Coleman, Zerfuss and DeFrank will join Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille and Commissioner Ralph Yanora to form a full complement of PUC members. Zerfuss replaces term-expired David Sweet, and DeFrank replaces Andrew Place, who resigned. The new commissioners will be sworn in Thursday, the PUC said: DeFrank’s term will expire April 1, 2025, while Zerfuss’ term ends April 1, 2026, and Coleman’s term ends April 1, 2027. “We look forward to the return of Commissioner Coleman’s experienced voice, along with the new perspectives we will gain with the arrival of Commissioners DeFrank and Zerfuss,” said Dutrieuille.