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Thad LeVar
Thad LeVar was a member of the Utah Public Service Commission. LeVar assumed office on January 1, 2013. LeVar left office on January 5, 2024.
LeVar was first appointed to the position, effective January 1, 2013, by Governor Gary Herbert (R).[1] Governor Spencer Cox (R) reappointed LeVar to a six-year term on March 1, 2021, and the Utah State Senate confirmed his reappointment on April 14, 2021.[2]
Biography
At the time of his appointment to the Utah Public Service Commission, LeVar was serving as Deputy Director of the Utah Department of Commerce. Prior to this role, he had been director of the Division of Consumer Protection, administrative law judge at the Division, and associate general counsel for the Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.[3]
Education
- J.D., J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University[1]
Political career
Utah Public Service Commission (2013-2024)
LeVar was first appointed as a member of the Utah Public Service Commission on January 1, 2013. Upon the resignation of former chairman Ron Allen in June 2015, LeVar was named chair of the commission. LeVar resigned from the Utah Public Service Commission on January 5, 2024. [4]
Appointments
2021
Gov. Spencer Cox (R) reappointed LeVar on March 1, 2021, to a six-year term on the commission.
2015
Gov. Gary Herbert (R) appointed LeVar chair of the commission on June 19, 2015.[1]
2012
LeVar was first appointed as a member of the Utah Public Service Commission on December 20, 2012, effective January 1, 2013, by Gov. Gary Herbert (R).[5]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Utah Public Service Commission, "Commissioners," accessed January 23, 2013
- ↑ Utah State Senate, "Advice and Consent April 2021," April 14, 2021
- ↑ Utah.gov, "Governor Announces Additional Appointments," December 20, 2012
- ↑ Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox, "Utah Public Service Commission Vacancy," December 18, 2023
- ↑ Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah governor names former lawmaker to Cabinet slot," December 21, 2012
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Utah Public Service Commission 2013-2024 |
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