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Gary Pierce, Republican

Current office: Corporation Commissioner

Birth place: Mesa, AZ.
Home city: Mesa, AZ

Education: BA, Education, Arizona State University, 1974 Attended, Mesa Community College.

Profession: Auto Dealer Owner, Budget Rent-A-Car franchise Owner, Shell Gas Station Taft Elementary School, Mesa Arizona.

Political: Corporation Commissioner, 2007-present Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 19, 2006 House Majority Whip, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2005-2006. Representative, Arizona State House of Representatives, 2001-2006 Yuma County Board of Supervisors.

Membership: Arizona Housing Commission Maricopa County Department of Transportation Advisory Board Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission.

Last elected: 11/04/2008

Family: Wife: Sherry; 4 Sons


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Our Opinion: Mayes will be good ACC chief

Tucson Citizen 1.7.09 2:31 AM | With three new members now serving on the five-member Arizona Corporation Commission - arguably the most important and powerful agency in the state - we're delighted that Kris Mayes has been...
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Mayes new chairman of Arizona Corporation Commission

Tucson Citizen 1.7.09 2:21 AM | PHOENIX — The Arizona Corporation Commission on Tuesday elected Kris Mayes as the utility regulating panel's new chairman.
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New Arizona Corporation Commission members sworn in

Tucson Citizen 1.6.09 1:29 AM | Three former Arizona legislators are now state utility and securities regulators.
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Tucson Electric Power renewable-energy charge going up

Arizona Daily Star 12.19.08 1:57 AM | State regulators approved a plan Tuesday that will more than double the amount Tucson Electric Power Co.'s average residential customers pay to support renewable energy.
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For 2nd time this week, APS gets approval to raise rates

Arizona Republic 12.19.08 12:00 AM | The average bill will be $4.53 more per month.
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Corporation Commission to tackle rate hikes, green energy

Tucson Citizen 11.22.08 1:49 AM | If you make monthly payments to Arizona Public Service Co., Tucson Electric Power Co., a small Arizona water provider or other regulated utility, you have three new public servants watching over...
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Addition of Democrats to ACC may mean more solar power

Arizona Daily Star 11.6.08 4:06 PM | PHOENIX — The election of at least two Democrats to the Arizona Corporation Commission is likely to mean a bigger push for utilities to generate more electricity from renewable sources.
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Democrats Kennedy, Newman start planning Corporation Commission roles

Tucson Citizen 11.6.08 4:00 PM | PHOENIX - Sandra Kennedy, one of two Democrats with wide leads in the race for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, said Wednesday she looks forward to working with the Republicans on...
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Corp. Commission too close to call

Tucson Citizen 11.5.08 3:59 PM | PHOENIX - Democrats Sandra Kennedy and Paul Newman led a tight race Tuesday night for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, but the race remained too close to call.
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