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Odogwu Obi Linton
Odogwu Obi Linton is a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission. Linton assumed office on April 10, 2025. Linton's current term ends on July 1, 2026.
2025 - Present
2026
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Linton was appointed to the commission by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) in August 2017.[1][2] He was appointed for another four-year term by Gov. Hogan in 2022, but in 2023 new Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) rescinded the appointment.[3] Linton was appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) on April 10, 2025 to complete the term of Anthony O'Donnell.[4]
Biography
Linton joined Public Service Electric and Gas in New Jersey as a meter reader and engineering intern in 1991. He worked for the Maryland Public Service Commission as a law intern before clerking for the Honorable Evelyn Omega Cannon in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He went on to work for the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company as a regulatory attorney for five years before returning to the Maryland Public Service Commission as a deputy staff counsel. He left the commission to run his own law practice but later returned as the director of external relations and retail market development.[1]
Education
- Bachelor of Science, administration of justice, Rutgers University
- Bachelor of Arts, Africana studies, Rutgers University
- J.D., University of Maryland School of Law[1]
Political career
Maryland Public Service Commission (2017 - 2023, 2025-Present)
Linton served on the Maryland Public Service Commission from August 2017 to June 30, 2023, when he stepped down. Linton was appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) on April 10, 2025.[5] [6][7]
Appointments
2017
Linton was appointed to serve on the Maryland Public Service Commission by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) beginning in August 2017.[1][2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maryland Public Service Commission, "Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton," accessed December 13, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Baltimore Citybizlist, "Odogwu Obi Linton Appointed to the Maryland Public Service Commission," September 27, 2017
- ↑ Linkedin, “Gov. Moore is about to shake up the Public Service Commission. Here’s why it matters,” January 27, 2023
- ↑ Maryland Public Service Commission, “Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton,” accessed May 5, 2025
- ↑ ‘'Maryland Public Service Commission, “Past Commissioners," accessed July 17, 2023
- ↑ Linkedin, "Odogwu Obi Linton," June 30, 2023
- ↑ Maryland Public Service Commission, “Commissioner Odogwu Obi Linton,” accessed May 5, 2025
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| Preceded by Anthony O'Donnell |
Maryland Public Service Commission 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Harold D. Williams |
Maryland Public Service Commission 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by Bonnie Suchman |
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