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Letha Tawney

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Letha Tawney
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Oregon Public Utility Commission
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
7
Predecessor: Lisa Hardie
Compensation
Base salary
$212,197
Education
Bachelor's
George Fox University
Graduate
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

Letha Tawney is a member of the Oregon Public Utility Commission. Tawney assumed office in 2018. Tawney's current term ends on May 31, 2028.

Biography

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Tawney was director of utility innovation and the Polsky Chair for renewable energy at the World Resources Institute from September 2009 to May 2018. She worked as a policy analyst for Emerald Arc Consulting from September 2007 to September 2009.[1]

Education

  • B.S. in interdisciplinary studies: business and computer science, George Fox University (1997)
  • M.P.A., Harvard University Kennedy School of Government (2008)[1]

Political career

Oregon Public Utility Commission (2018-present)

Tawney was confirmed by the Oregon Senate on May 22, 2018.[2]

See also

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Footnotes

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Political offices
Preceded by
Lisa Hardie
Oregon Public Utility Commission
2018-Present
Succeeded by
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