North Dakota Public service commissioner Tony Clark will not seek re-election
May 17, 2011
Bismarck, North Dakota: Tony Clark, the current Chairman of the North Dakota Public Service Commission, announced he will not run for re-election in the 2012 election.
The public service commission in North Dakota is a constitutional agency that regulates electric and gas utilities, telecommunication companies, siting energy plant and transmission facilities, railroads, and mine reclamation.[1] The three commissioners who comprise the agency are elected "on a statewide basis to staggered six-year terms."[1] Clark was first elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2006. His current term expires in 2012.[2]
In November, Clark was elected to a one-year term as President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, a post he is expected to hold until the general election in November 2012.[3]
Clark's decision to not seek re-election is motivated, in part, by his desire to keep a fresh perspective in the office: "You have to ask yourself, in another six or seven years beyond that, am I still going to have the same enthusiasm that I had when I walked in the door on that first day?"[2] At this time, he does not intend to run for another public office.[2]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Public Service Commission, North Dakota, "About the commission," May 17, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Republic.com, "ND public service commissioner Tony Clark says he won't run for re-election in 2012," May 5, 2011
- ↑ Public Service Commission, North Dakota, "Press release: North Dakota's Tony Clark elected to lead national regulatory organization," November 11, 2011
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