Georgia Public Service Commission
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The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is a statutory organ of the state government of Georgia; elected among five commission districts, the board consists of a Chairman, a Vice-chairman, and three Commissioners. PSC regulates telecommunications, transportation, electric and natural gas services in the U.S. state of Georgia. Commissioners are elected in partisan elections statewide, though they must reside in a district. The PSC is charged with protecting the public interest and promoting a healthy business-investment economy. The PSC is responsible for varying degrees of regulation in State telecommunications, gas, and electric companies and for establishing and enforcing the standards for quality of service. Unlike counterparts in other states, the Georgia PSC does not regulate water/sewer or gas providers.
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James M. Smith
James M. Smith
Member
James M. Smith
Party
Democratic
Term
1879
Term
1885
Notes
appointed first chairman of the Railroad Commission after being defeated for re-election as governor.
Campbell Wallace
Campbell Wallace
Member
Campbell Wallace
Party
Democratic
Term
1879
Term
1890
Samuel Barnett
Samuel Barnett
Member
Samuel Barnett
Party
Democratic
Term
1879
Term
1881
Leander N. Trammell
Leander N. Trammell
Member
Leander N. Trammell
Party
Democratic
Term
1881
Term
1900
Alexander S. Ervin
Alexander S. Ervin
Member
Alexander S. Ervin
Party
Democratic
Term
1885
Term
1891
James W. Robertson
James W. Robertson
Member
James W. Robertson
Party
Democratic
Term
1890
Term
1891
Virgil Powers
Virgil Powers
Member
Virgil Powers
Party
Democratic
Term
1891
Term
1894
Allen Fort
Allen Fort
Member
Allen Fort
Party
Democratic
Term
1891
Term
1897
G. Gunby Jordan
G. Gunby Jordan
Member
G. Gunby Jordan
Party
Democratic
Term
1894
Term
1895
1901
1901
Member
1901
District
1904
Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr.
Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr.
Member
Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1895
Term
1901
Justice Spencer R. Atkinson
Justice Spencer R. Atkinson
Member
Justice Spencer R. Atkinson
Party
Democratic
Term
1897
Term
1903
J. Pope Brown
J. Pope Brown
Member
J. Pope Brown
Party
Democratic
Term
1900
Term
1905
Justice H. Warner Hill
Justice H. Warner Hill
Member
Justice H. Warner Hill
Party
Democratic
Term
1903
Term
1911
Obadiah B. Stevens
Obadiah B. Stevens
Member
Obadiah B. Stevens
Party
Democratic
Term
1905
Term
1911
Joseph M. Brown
Joseph M. Brown
Member
Joseph M. Brown
Party
Democratic
Term
1904
Term
1907
Notes
appointed by Governor Joseph M. Terrell. Appointment was rescinded in 1907 when the next Governor, Hoke Smith, removed Brown over disagreements about passenger fares. Later elected governor in 1908.
F. E. Callaway, Sr.
F. E. Callaway, Sr.
Member
F. E. Callaway, Sr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1907
Term
1909
George Hillyer
George Hillyer
Member
George Hillyer
Party
Democratic
Term
1907
Term
1918
S. G. McClendon
S. G. McClendon
Member
S. G. McClendon
Party
Democratic
Term
1907
Term
1909
Charles Murphey Candler
Charles Murphey Candler
Member
Charles Murphey Candler
Party
Democratic
Term
1909
Term
1922
Joseph F. Gray
Joseph F. Gray
Member
Joseph F. Gray
Party
Democratic
Term
1909
Term
1916
Paul B. Trammell
Paul B. Trammell
Member
Paul B. Trammell
Party
Democratic
Term
1911
Term
1926
James A. Perry
James A. Perry
Member
James A. Perry
Party
Democratic
Term
1911
Term
1933
1936
1936
Member
1936
District
1957
John T. Boifeuillet
John T. Boifeuillet
Member
John T. Boifeuillet
Party
Democratic
Term
1916
Term
1926
James D. Price
James D. Price
Member
James D. Price
Party
Democratic
Term
1919
Term
1925
Walter R. McDonald
Walter R. McDonald
Member
Walter R. McDonald
Party
Democratic
Term
1923
Term
1933
1935
1935
Member
1935
District
1971
Calvin W. Parker
Calvin W. Parker
Member
Calvin W. Parker
Party
Democratic
Term
1926
Term
1931
Oscar Roswell Bennett
Oscar Roswell Bennett
Member
Oscar Roswell Bennett
Party
Democratic
Term
1925
Term
1928
Albert J. Woodruff
Albert J. Woodruff
Member
Albert J. Woodruff
Party
Democratic
Term
1926
Term
1933
Perry T. Knight
Perry T. Knight
Member
Perry T. Knight
Party
Democratic
Term
1928
Term
1933
1936
1936
Member
1936
District
1953
Jule W. Felton, Sr.
Jule W. Felton, Sr.
Member
Jule W. Felton, Sr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1931
Term
1933
Notes
Appointed by Richard Russell Jr. but lost his bid for a full term. Later elected a judge and later a justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Jud P. Wilhoit
Jud P. Wilhoit
Member
Jud P. Wilhoit
Party
Democratic
Term
1933
Term
1941
George L. Goode
George L. Goode
Member
George L. Goode
Party
Democratic
Term
1933
Term
1935
Thomas King Davis
Thomas King Davis
Member
Thomas King Davis
Party
Democratic
Term
1933
Term
1936
Ben T. Huiet
Ben T. Huiet
Member
Ben T. Huiet
Party
Democratic
Term
1933
Term
1936
James B. Daniel
James B. Daniel
Member
James B. Daniel
Party
Democratic
Term
1933
Term
1935
Julian J. E. Anderson
Julian J. E. Anderson
Member
Julian J. E. Anderson
Party
Democratic
Term
1935
Term
1936
Matt L. McWhorter
Matt L. McWhorter
Member
Matt L. McWhorter
Party
Democratic
Term
1937
Term
1961
Allen Chappell
Allen Chappell
Member
Allen Chappell
Party
Democratic
Term
1941
Term
1964
Crawford L. Pilcher
Crawford L. Pilcher
Member
Crawford L. Pilcher
Party
Democratic
Term
1953
Term
1972
Ben T. Wiggins
Ben T. Wiggins
Member
Ben T. Wiggins
Party
Democratic
Term
1957
Term
1979
William Henry Kimbrough
William Henry Kimbrough
Member
William Henry Kimbrough
Party
Democratic
Term
1961
Term
1979
Alpha Alsbury Fowler, Jr.
Alpha Alsbury Fowler, Jr.
Member
Alpha Alsbury Fowler, Jr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1964
Term
1971
Bobby Pafford
Bobby Pafford
Member
Bobby Pafford
Party
Democratic
Term
1971
Term
1993
Ford Spinks
Ford Spinks
Member
Ford Spinks
Party
Democratic
Term
1971
Term
1988
J. Mac Barber
J. Mac Barber
Member
J. Mac Barber
Party
Democratic
Term
1973
Term
1984
1991
1991
Member
1991
District
1998
Billy Lovett, Jr.
Billy Lovett, Jr.
Member
Billy Lovett, Jr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1979
Term
1990
Bob Durden
Bob Durden
Member
Bob Durden
Party
Democratic
Term
1991
Term
2002
Jim Hammock
Jim Hammock
Member
Jim Hammock
Party
Democratic
Term
1980
Term
1987
Notes
appointed by George Busbee to succeed Kimbrough
Gary B. Andrews
Gary B. Andrews
Member
Gary B. Andrews
Party
Democratic
Term
1985
Term
1990
Notes
appointed by Joe Frank Harris
Cas M. Robinson
Cas M. Robinson
Member
Cas M. Robinson
Party
Democratic
Term
1987
Term
1992
Notes
appointed by Joe Frank Harris
Robby Rowan
Robby Rowan
Member
Robby Rowan
Party
Democratic
Term
1989
Term
1994
Bobby Baker
Bobby Baker
Member
Bobby Baker
Party
Republican
Term
1993
Term
2010
Notes
first Republican commissioner, first Republican elected to statewide office since Reconstruction.
Stan Wise
Stan Wise
Member
Stan Wise
District
5
Party
Republican
Term
1995
Term
2018
Dave Baker
Dave Baker
Member
Dave Baker
Party
Republican
Term
1995
Term
1998
David Burgess
David Burgess
Member
David Burgess
District
3
Party
Democratic
Term
1998
Term
2007
Notes
appointed by Roy Barnes, first African-American member
Earleen Sizemore
Earleen Sizemore
Member
Earleen Sizemore
Party
Democratic
Term
2002
Term
2002
Notes
appointed by Roy Barnes, first woman to serve on commission
Angela E. Speir
Angela E. Speir
Member
Angela E. Speir
District
4
Party
Republican
Term
2003
Term
2008
Notes
first woman elected to the Public Service Commission, first woman to chair the commission, second Republican woman elected to a statewide office
Dave Everett
Dave Everett
Member
Dave Everett
District
1
Party
Republican
Term
2003
Term
2018
Notes
resigned
Chuck Eaton
Chuck Eaton
Member
Chuck Eaton
District
3
Party
Republican
Term
2007
Term
2021
Notes
PSC became all-Republican body. Resigned in August 2021.
Lauren "Bubba" McDonald
Lauren "Bubba" McDonald
Member
Lauren "Bubba" McDonald
District
4
Party
Democratic
Term
1998
Term
2003
Notes
Appointed by Zell Miller. Won re-election as a Democrat in 1998 special election, lost bid for a full term in 2002. Switched parties and won election in 2008.
Tim Echols
Tim Echols
Member
Tim Echols
District
2
Party
Republican
Term
2011
Term
present
Tricia Pridemore
Tricia Pridemore
Member
Tricia Pridemore
District
5
Party
Republican
Term
2018
Term
present
Notes
appointed by Nathan Deal
Jason Shaw
Jason Shaw
Member
Jason Shaw
District
1
Party
Republican
Term
2019
Term
present
Notes
appointed by Nathan Deal (term began January 1, 2019)
Fitz Johnson
Fitz Johnson
Member
Fitz Johnson
District
3
Party
Republican
Term
2021
Term
present
Notes
appointed by Brian Kemp, first African American Republican member (term began August 12, 2021)
Alicia Johnson
Alicia Johnson
Member
Alicia Johnson
District
2
Party
Democratic
Term
2026
Notes
won in the 2025 special election. First African American woman member.
Peter Hubbard
Peter Hubbard
Member
Peter Hubbard
District
3
Party
Democratic
Term
2026
Notes
won in the 2025 special election
| Member | District | Party | Term | Notes | ||
| James M. Smith | Democratic | 1879 | 1885 | appointed first chairman of the Railroad Commission after being defeated for re-election as governor. | ||
| Campbell Wallace | Democratic | 1879 | 1890 | |||
| Samuel Barnett | Democratic | 1879 | 1881 | |||
| Leander N. Trammell | Democratic | 1881 | 1900 | |||
| Alexander S. Ervin | Democratic | 1885 | 1891 | |||
| James W. Robertson | Democratic | 1890 | 1891 | |||
| Virgil Powers | Democratic | 1891 | 1894 | |||
| Allen Fort | Democratic | 1891 | 1897 | |||
| G. Gunby Jordan | Democratic | 1894 | 1895 | |||
| 1901 | 1904 | |||||
| Thomas C. Crenshaw, Jr. | Democratic | 1895 | 1901 | |||
| Justice Spencer R. Atkinson | Democratic | 1897 | 1903 | |||
| J. Pope Brown | Democratic | 1900 | 1905 | |||
| Justice H. Warner Hill | Democratic | 1903 | 1911 | |||
| Obadiah B. Stevens | Democratic | 1905 | 1911 | |||
| Joseph M. Brown | Democratic | 1904 | 1907 | appointed by Governor Joseph M. Terrell. Appointment was rescinded in 1907 when the next Governor, Hoke Smith, removed Brown over disagreements about passenger fares. Later elected governor in 1908. | ||
| F. E. Callaway, Sr. | Democratic | 1907 | 1909 | |||
| George Hillyer | Democratic | 1907 | 1918 | |||
| S. G. McClendon | Democratic | 1907 | 1909 | |||
| Charles Murphey Candler | Democratic | 1909 | 1922 | |||
| Joseph F. Gray | Democratic | 1909 | 1916 | |||
| Paul B. Trammell | Democratic | 1911 | 1926 | |||
| James A. Perry | Democratic | 1911 | 1933 | |||
| 1936 | 1957 | |||||
| John T. Boifeuillet | Democratic | 1916 | 1926 | |||
| James D. Price | Democratic | 1919 | 1925 | |||
| Walter R. McDonald | Democratic | 1923 | 1933 | |||
| 1935 | 1971 | |||||
| Calvin W. Parker | Democratic | 1926 | 1931 | |||
| Oscar Roswell Bennett | Democratic | 1925 | 1928 | |||
| Albert J. Woodruff | Democratic | 1926 | 1933 | |||
| Perry T. Knight | Democratic | 1928 | 1933 | |||
| 1936 | 1953 | |||||
| Jule W. Felton, Sr. | Democratic | 1931 | 1933 | Appointed by Richard Russell Jr. but lost his bid for a full term. Later elected a judge and later a justice on the Supreme Court of Georgia. | ||
| Jud P. Wilhoit | Democratic | 1933 | 1941 | |||
| George L. Goode | Democratic | 1933 | 1935 | |||
| Thomas King Davis | Democratic | 1933 | 1936 | |||
| Ben T. Huiet | Democratic | 1933 | 1936 | |||
| James B. Daniel | Democratic | 1933 | 1935 | |||
| Julian J. E. Anderson | Democratic | 1935 | 1936 | |||
| Matt L. McWhorter | Democratic | 1937 | 1961 | |||
| Allen Chappell | Democratic | 1941 | 1964 | |||
| Crawford L. Pilcher | Democratic | 1953 | 1972 | |||
| Ben T. Wiggins | Democratic | 1957 | 1979 | |||
| William Henry Kimbrough | Democratic | 1961 | 1979 | |||
| Alpha Alsbury Fowler, Jr. | Democratic | 1964 | 1971 | |||
| Bobby Pafford | Democratic | 1971 | 1993 | |||
| Ford Spinks | Democratic | 1971 | 1988 | |||
| J. Mac Barber | Democratic | 1973 | 1984 | |||
References
- www.psc.state.ga.ushttp://www.psc.state.ga.us/pscinfo/faq.asp
- Georgia Public Service Commissionhttps://psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/#:~:text=The%20five%20commissioners%20of%20the,an%20additional%20two%20year%20term.
- New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/georgia-public-service-commission
- Georgia Public Service Commissionhttp://www.psc.state.ga.us/newsinfo/releases/1998/032098-b.pdf
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionhttps://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-psc-candidate-says-race-may-have-been-left-off-some-ballots/AHUOVJK3TRGS7NPPYUNJVSTZDU/
- Georgia Public Broadcastinghttps://www.gpb.org/news/2022/07/19/court-rules-psc-residency-rule-doesnt-block-democrat-edwards-ballot
- Axioshttps://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/05/georgia-public-service-commission-elections-postponed
- Axioshttps://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/12/georgia-public-service-commission-elections-will-proceed-in-november
- Axioshttps://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/23/public-service-commission-elections-postponed-georgia
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-public-service-commission-lawsuit-election-e5d93ff48903f55973f85529c971d0cf
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-public-service-commission-elections-lawsuit-4f4d80bf228c0b1c7ad083852f1acf1c
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/georgia-elections-public-service-commission-499500eb8fb5592c04d1938176cb5f4e