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Kimberly O'Guinn
Kimberly O'Guinn was a member of the Arkansas Public Service Commission. O'Guinn assumed office on November 25, 2016. O'Guinn left office on January 7, 2023.
O'Guinn was appointed to the commission by Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson (R) to fill the seat of Lamar Davis, who resigned from the commission, effective November 25, 2016.[1][2] She resigned on January 7, 2023, to become the director of state regulatory policy for Southwest Power Pool.[3]
Biography
After completing her engineering degree, O'Guinn worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a Space Grant Consortium/NASA EPSCoR fellow for three years. O'Guinn then began her career as an environmental engineer for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. She returned to Arkansas to work in the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). O'Guinn remained at the ADEQ for 16 years, working as an environmental engineer and later as the director of communications.[2][4]
After nominating her to the public service commission, Gov. Hutchinson said that he first met O'Guinn through her work to bring Sun Paper, a China-based paper mill, to Southern Arkansas. O'Guinn helped to sort out regulatory issues related to the company's move to the state.[5]
O'Guinn was a member of the Girl Scouts of America for 12 years and has volunteered with the Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits. As of this writing, she lived with her son in Little Rock, Arkansas.[2]
Education
B.S. in environmental engineering, University of Oklahoma[2][4]
Political career
Arkansas Public Service Commissioner (2016-2023)
O'Guinn was appointed to the Arkansas Public Service Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) to fill the vacancy left by former Commissioner Lamar Davis, who resigned, effective November 25, 2016, in order to pursue a career in the private sector.[4] At the time of her appointment, O'Guinn was the only member of the commission who was not a lawyer.[4] She resigned on January 7, 2023, to become the director of state regulatory policy for Southwest Power Pool.[3]
Upon being nominated, O'Guinn issued the following statement:
| “ | After sixteen years of service to the state as an environmental engineer with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, I am humbled and deeply honored to accept this appointment to the Arkansas Public Service Commission. I thank Governor Asa Hutchinson for the opportunity to continue serving the people of the State of Arkansas, and I look forward to bringing my technical education and regulatory experience to the Commission.[2][6] | ” |
About the office
The Arkansas Public Service Commission is a three-member body tasked with regulating utilities such as natural gas, water, and electricity in the state of Arkansas.[5]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Kim O'Guinn is new PSC commissioner," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Governor of Arkansas, "Governor Hutchinson Appoints Kim O’Guinn to Public Service Commission," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Talk Business and Politics, "Arkansas Public Service commissioner Kim O’Guinn to join Southwest Power Pool," December 20, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Talk Business and Politics, Wesley Brown, "Hutchinson appoints new PSC Commissioner Kim O’Guinn, replaces Beebe appointee Lamar Davis," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 UALR Public Radio, Jacob Kauffman, "Governor Appoints Kim O'Guinn To Arkansas Public Service Commission," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Arkansas Public Service Commission 2016-2023 |
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