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Senate committee forwards Christopher Petrie nomination to full Senate after confirmation hearing
Summary
The Wyoming Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee heard testimony supporting Christopher Petrie’s nomination to the Public Service Commission, discussed the commission’s role in integrated resource plan reviews and rural telecommunications gaps, and voted to send the nomination to the full Senate with four ayes.
The Wyoming Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to send the nomination of Christopher Petrie to the full Senate after a confirmation hearing in which witnesses praised his service on the Public Service Commission and members discussed the commission’s expanding workload and rural telecommunications gaps.
Petrie, currently a commissioner and former chief counsel at the Public Service Commission, told the committee that “safe, adequate and reliable service at just and reasonable rates is crucial” and said he would continue working to maintain utility service across Wyoming. Randall Luthy, policy director for Governor Mark Gordon, introduced Petrie and urged…
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