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Brenda Burns (Arizona)
Brenda Burns is a former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission, the state body charged with regulating the state's utility companies.[1] Burns was elected to the commission in 2010.[2] She was sworn in the following January and served a single four-year term.
Burns decided not to seek re-election in 2014, and left office when her term expired on January 5, 2015.
Biography
Burns is a licensed real estate agent.[2]
Political career
Arizona Corporation Commission (2011-2015)
Burns served on the commission from January 2011 - January 2015.[2]
Arizona State Senate (1995-2002)
Burns served in the Arizona State Senate from 1995 to 2002.[3] In 1997, she became the first woman to hold the position of Arizona State Senate president.[2] She served as the president until 2002.
Arizona House of Representatives (1987-1995)
Burns served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995. In 1993, Republican state house members elected Burns to the position of Majority Leader, making her the first woman to hold the position in Arizona.[2] Burns served eight years in the Arizona State Senate.
Elections
2014
Burns declined to seek re-election to the Arizona Corporation Commission in 2014. Burns briefly considered a run for governor before deciding that she wanted to pursue interests and causes outside of the commission. “Over the past several months, many supporters have asked that I consider running for Governor of Arizona in 2014,” she said in a statement, adding that she and her husband discussed the idea. “It became apparent to us that this was not the right course for me to take.”[4]
2010
Burns won election to the Arizona Corporation Commission on November 2, 2010, winning the first of two seats.[5]
| Arizona Corporation Commission, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Bradley | 19% | 563,645 | |
| Democratic | Jorge Luis Garcia | 17.5% | 519,926 | |
| Green | Theodore Gomez | 1.4% | 42,645 | |
| Green | Benjamin Pearcy | 1.6% | 47,121 | |
| Libertarian | Rick Fowlkes | 3.2% | 95,771 | |
| Republican |  Brenda Burns |
29.1% | 862,546 | |
| Republican | Gary Pierce |
28.1% | 833,541 | |
| Total Votes | 2,965,195 | |||
| Election results via Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
Burns lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with her husband Bob Isbell. They have a combined family of six adult children and ten grandchildren.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- Public Service Commissioner
- Arizona Treasurer
- Attorney General of Arizona
- Governor of Arizona
- Lieutenant Governor of Arizona
- Arizona Secretary of State
External links
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Biography from Arizona Corporation Commission
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Corporation Commission, "Brenda Burns," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Arizona Corporation Commission, "Biography," accessed September 18, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Brenda Burns," accessed September 26, 2012
- ↑ AZ Central, Burns won't seek 2nd term on Corporation Commission, April 19, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, " Official Election Canvass of Results 2010 General Election," accessed March 25, 2013
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