John Savage, Oregon

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John Savage
Prior offices:
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Years in office: 2003 - 2017
Successor: Megan Walseth Decker (Nonpartisan)
Education
High school
Lincoln High School, 1970
Graduate
Oregon State University, 1979

John Savage is a former Oregon public utility commissioner. He was first appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission on September 1, 2003 to a two-year term, and was subsequently reappointed to four-year terms on April 1, 2005, April 1, 2009, and April 1, 2013. His latest term expired on March 31, 2017.[1]

Biography

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Savage joined the Oregon Department of Energy (DOE) in 1987 as an administrator in the Policy and Planning Division. In 1993, he became the director of the DOE, where he remained until his appointment to the Oregon Public Utility Commission in 2003.[1]

Education

  • Lincoln High School, 1970
  • B.S. in economics, Oregon State University (1975)
  • M.S., in natural resource economics, Oregon State University (1979)[1]

Political career

Oregon Public Utility Commission (2003-2017)

Savage served as a member of the Oregon Public Utility Commission from September 2003 to March 2017.[1]

Director of the Oregon Department of Energy (1993-2003)

Savage served as Director of the Oregon Department of Energy from 1993 to 2003.[1]

Appointments

2013

Savage was re-appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission on April 1, 2013 to a term ending March 31, 2017.[1]

2009

Savage was re-appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission on April 1, 2009 to a term ending March 31, 2013.[1]

2005

Savage was re-appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission on April 1, 2005 to a term ending March 31, 2009.[1]

2003

Savage was appointed to the Oregon Public Utility Commission on September 1, 2003 to a term ending March 31, 2005.[1]

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Oregon Public Utility Commission
2003-2017
Succeeded by
Megan Walseth Decker