Lisa Polak Edgar
Lisa Polak Edgar is a former member of the Florida Public Service Commission, the state body charged with regulating the state's utility companies. She was first appointed to this position in 2005 by Gov. Jeb Bush (R).[1] Edgar retired in 2017, at the end of her third term. On September 15, 2016, Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced that Donald Polmann would serve as Edgar's successor.[2]
Biography
Edgar served as Deputy Secretary for Planning and Management in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from 1990-2005. Additionally, she has been Senior Cabinet Aide at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Professor at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Staff Counsel/Legislative Analyst for Florida Senate Committees on Reapportionment and Regulated Industries, and Chief Analyst on Environmental Policy in the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget.[3]
Education
- B.A., Political Science, Florida State University, 1985
- J.D., Florida State University School of Law, 1988[3]
Political career
Florida Public Service Commission (2005-2017)
In addition to her three-term tenure as a member of the commission, Edgar served as Chair of the Florida Public Service Commission from 2006 to 2010.[3]
Appointments
2013
Edgar was re-appointed to a third four-year term on the Florida Public Service Commission by Gov. Rick Scott (R) on September 21, 2012. While some 20 candidates initially sought the post, the PSC Nominating Council submitted four candidates to the governor. The other three included former state Rep. Ken Littlefield, Luz Weinberg and Donald Polmann.[4][5]
2009
Gov. Charlie Crist re-appointed Edgar to a four-year term in 2009, ending on January 1, 2013.[1]
2005
Edgar was first appointed to the Florida Public Service Commission in 2005 by Gov. Jeb Bush (R).
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Florida Public Service Commission, "Commissioner Lisa Polak Edgar," accessed August 17, 2012
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, Mary Ellen Klas, "Scott names former Tampa water executive to Public Service Commission," accessed Sept. 22, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Project Vote Smart, "Commissioner Lisa Polak Edgar's Biography," accessed September 19, 2012
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Lisa Edgar, 20 Others Seek PSC Post," June 18, 2012
- ↑ The Republic, "Gov. Rick Scott reappoints Lisa Edgar to 3rd term on Florida Public Service Commission," September 21, 2012
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