Nick Myers (Arizona)
2023 - Present
2027
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Nick Myers (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Myers (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona Corporation Commission. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Myers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Nick Myers was born in Kansas. His career experience includes working in the software industry, as an entrepreneur, and as a policy advisor for Commissioner Justin Olson. Myers also previously worked as an engineer in the telecommunications industry.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Kevin Thompson and Nick Myers defeated incumbent Sandra D. Kennedy, Lauren Kuby, and Christina Gibson in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Thompson (R)  | 26.0 | 1,190,555 |
| ✔ |  | Nick Myers (R) | 26.0 | 1,189,991 |
 | Sandra D. Kennedy (D) | 24.8 | 1,133,292 | |
 | Lauren Kuby (D) | 23.2 | 1,061,021 | |
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 420 | ||
| Total votes: 4,575,279 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathan Madden (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Incumbent Sandra D. Kennedy and Lauren Kuby advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra D. Kennedy | 54.1 | 488,559 |
| ✔ | | Lauren Kuby | 45.9 | 414,237 |
| Total votes: 902,796 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Kevin Thompson and Nick Myers defeated Kim Owens in the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Thompson | 38.2 | 419,807 |
| ✔ | | Nick Myers | 33.1 | 364,084 |
 | Kim Owens | 28.7 | 315,666 | |
| Total votes: 1,099,557 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (2 seats)
Nathan Madden advanced from the Libertarian primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathan Madden (Write-in) | 100.0 | 216 |
| Total votes: 216 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Tovar (D) | 17.5 | 1,450,194 |
| ✔ |  | Lea Marquez Peterson (R) | 17.5 | 1,449,963 |
| ✔ |  | James O'Connor (R) | 17.3 | 1,434,236 |
| Eric Sloan (R) | 16.7 | 1,379,804 | ||
 | William Mundell (D) | 15.7 | 1,295,836 | |
 | Shea Stanfield (D) | 15.3 | 1,264,909 | |
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 411 | ||
 | Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 232 | |
| Total votes: 8,275,585 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Tovar | 39.3 | 531,400 |
| ✔ | | William Mundell | 30.7 | 416,099 |
| ✔ | | Shea Stanfield | 30.0 | 406,044 |
| Total votes: 1,353,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bridget Bellavigna (D)
- Paul Newman (D)
- John Dougherty III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Sloan | 50.7 | 516,786 | |
| ✔ | | Lea Marquez Peterson | 44.8 | 456,065 |
| ✔ | | James O'Connor (Write-in) | 4.5 | 45,544 |
| Total votes: 1,018,395 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Farnsworth (R)
- Kim Owens (R)
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Nick Myers (R)
- Avery Block (R)
- Patrick Tucker (R)
- Boyd Dunn (R)
- Roger Pencek (R)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Warren Petersen and incumbent Travis Grantham defeated Lynsey Robinson and Joe Bisaccia in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Warren Petersen (R) | 30.2 | 59,095 |
| ✔ |  | Travis Grantham (R) | 30.1 | 58,928 |
 | Lynsey Robinson (D) | 20.4 | 39,841 | |
 | Joe Bisaccia (D) | 19.2 | 37,597 | |
| Total votes: 195,461 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Lynsey Robinson and Joe Bisaccia defeated D.J. Rothans in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynsey Robinson | 45.1 | 9,638 |
| ✔ | | Joe Bisaccia | 37.9 | 8,106 |
 | D.J. Rothans | 17.0 | 3,632 | |
| Total votes: 21,376 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Warren Petersen and incumbent Travis Grantham defeated Blake Sacha and Nick Myers in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Warren Petersen | 33.3 | 17,049 |
| ✔ | | Travis Grantham | 30.3 | 15,556 |
| Blake Sacha | 21.2 | 10,882 | ||
| Nick Myers | 15.2 | 7,787 | |
| Total votes: 51,274 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nick Myers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Myers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have spent the last six years interacting with the Arizona Corporation Commission. The first 4 years were spent working to remedy decades of water issues for my community. I understand first-hand the trials and tribulations of dealing with the Commission from a ratepayer viewpoint. This experience places me in a unique position to fight for people like you, the customers of the utilities. My background is in engineering. I have about 20 years of managing software engineers and writing software. My wife and I have started a few small businesses and still run a dog boarding and training facility. I am also currently a policy advisor at the Corporation Commission and have started my on-the-job training early.
- Keeping California style and green new deal policies out of Arizona.
- Must eliminate (or minimize) mandates and subsidies.
- Need to ensure reliable and and resilient energy grid.
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Campaign website
Myers’s campaign website stated the following:
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End Mandates and Subsidies to Lower Energy Costs There is no reason why Arizonans should be footing the bill for subsidies to pay for electric vehicles and charging stations. There is no reason to stifle innovation by imposing restrictive mandates and energy technologies that only hurt consumers in the long run. Instead, we need to get the government out of the way and allow the market to innovate our energy future while ensuring that families and small businesses still have access to reliable, affordable energy. As your next Corporation Commissioners, we will end taxpayer-funded subsidies and mandates that raise your energy bill. The current system is inequitable and unsustainable. It’s time we put Arizonans first, not last.
Current energy mandates prevent the exploration of new energy technologies while prioritizing inefficient methods. They essentially allow the government to pick winners and losers. It’s time we reinvest in nuclear energy. Because current energy standards aren’t up to the task of meeting Arizona’s energy needs, we need affordable energy from clean coal and gas while also encouraging innovation. As your next Corporation Commissioners, we will remove the regulatory barriers and allow companies to innovate new energy technologies, including nuclear, biomass, hydrogen, and more. We will get the government out of the way so Arizona can produce the energy we need today and into the future.
After we remove harmful mandates and eliminate subsidies, we will monitor that the utilities are doing their job appropriately. We know that small businesses and residents move to Arizona for the tax environment, educated workforce, and economic development, but that’s all fueled by affordable energy. As your next Corporation Commissioners, we will use the tools and resources available to ensure utilities are doing what’s best for consumers and direct utilities to have a thorough roadmap for Arizona’s energy future.
People are fleeing states like California because of constant rolling blackouts and brownouts as a result of mandates and bad energy policy. To stop Arizona from experiencing the same fate, we need to account for new growth by ensuring a stable and reliable energy grid. There are currently no plans for increased energy generation even though our population continues to grow exponentially. We cannot continue to rely on purchasing power from other states. As your next Corporation Commissioners, we will secure Arizona’s energy independence. We have the opportunity to be an example of grid stability and reliability through an all-of-the above energy approach. On day one, we will implement a plan to ensure grid stability while securing reliable, affordable energy for every Arizonan.
Under Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution, the Corporation Commission has two jobs: protect consumers/ensure grid stability and set just and reasonable rates. Under no constitutional authority is the Corporation Commission granted lawmaking power. There is no reason why a three-person majority should decide energy policy for the entire state. As your next Corporation Commissioners, we will return policy making back to the Arizona Legislature where it belongs. In addition, we will build a working relationship with the legislature to ensure the Commission has a seat at the table for policy recommendations, not mandates. This is how we secure reliable, affordable energy for every household and business while keeping the Corporation Commission accountable to the people of Arizona.[3] |
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| —Nick Myers’s campaign website (2022)[4] | ||
2020
Nick Myers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 6, 2022
- ↑ Arizona Corporation Commission, "Nick Myers Commissioner," accessed January 12, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Nick Myers’s campaign website, “Home,” accessed September 22, 2022
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