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Mark Sievers
Mark Sievers is a former chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission. He joined the commission in 2011 and was made chair on May 17, 2011.[1] He was appointed by Governor Sam Brownback for a term ending in March 2015.
Sievers resigned in December 2013 and stepped down in January 2014 upon the confirmation of his appointed successor, Jay Emler, by the Kansas Senate.[2] Elmer was appointed by Brownback to serve out the remainder of Sievers' unexpired term.[3][4][5][6]
Biography
Sievers, an economist and lawyer, is the former chairman of the Teller County Republicans. He has previously worked for Verizon Global Solutions, GTE, Sprint and Southwestern Bell, and had a private law practice in Washington D.C..[7]
Education
- B.A., Economics, University of Colorado
- MA and ABD, Economics, University of California, Davis
- J.D., University of California, Davis
Political career
Kansas Corporation Commission (2011-2014)
Sievers was appointed to the commission by Gov. Sam Brownback in May 2011 for a term ending in March 2015. On December 9, 2013, on the heels of a well-publicized year of challenges leading the agency, Sievers announced his resignation, citing the desire to spend more time with his wife and family.[3][4]
Appointments
2011
Sievers was appointed to the Kansas Corporation Commission by Gov. Sam Brownback (R) on May 5, 2011.[1]
Personal
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Sievers' wife, Jill, is a lawyer and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity in Teller County, Colorado.[8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Corporation Commission, "Mark Sievers," accessed August 16, 2012
- ↑ McPherson Sentinel, "Emler resigns his Senate seat," January 17, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Witchita Eagle via Kansas.com, "Mark Sievers, Kansas Corporation Commission Chairman, resigns," December 10, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Topedka Capital-Journal, "Sievers steps down as KCC chairman," December 9, 2013
- ↑ The Great Bend Tribune, "Governor Brownback appoints Elmer to Kansas Corporation Commission, "January 8, 2014
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Governor appoints GOP Sen. Jay Emler to KCC," January 8, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Teller County News, "Sievers appointed to Kansas Corporate Commission," May 25, 2011
- ↑ Kansas Corporation Commission, "Governor's Office Swears in New KCC Commissioner Sievers," May 17, 2011
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