POWELL CALLS ON MCDONALD TO SIGN OPEN DOOR PLEDGE



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Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.




From: George@JimPowellforGAPSC.com
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Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 15, 2008: POWELL CALLS ON MCDONALD TO SIGN OPEN DOOR PLEDGE
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:34:28 -0400

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For Immediate Release: October 15, 2008

Contact:         George P. Birchby, Campaign Manager

                        678-644-8355 (Mobile)

                        George@JimPowellforGAPSC.com

 

 

Powell calls on McDonald to sign Open Door Pledge

 

HIAWASSEE, GA: Jim Powell, Democratic Candidate for the Public Service Commission, calls on his opponent, Lauren McDonald, to join him in pledging to the voters that if elected the candidate would not participate in any closed door communications with representatives or lobbyist of the utility companies regulated by the Public Service Commission.  Georgia is one of only a handful of states that allow Public Service Commissioners to hold ex-parte discussions with utility company representatives behind closed doors and without a public record of the conversation. 

 

"This is about pledging to be an open and accountable public servant" Powell said "Georgia's utility consumers deserve an advocate and they deserve to know what their Commissioners are up to.  On behalf of the nine million utility consumers in Georgia, I am calling on Lauren McDonald to join me in promising Georgia's consumers to put an end to ex-parte communications on the Public Service Commission."

 

Jim retired in February 2007 after a 35 year career with the U. S. Government.  Prior to retiring, he served as a Senior Executive with the U. S. Department of Energy managing a number of initiatives and a budget of over $300 million and as the Southeast Regional Director, based in Atlanta.  Jim and Karen, his wife of 37 years, live in Hiawassee, Georgia. They have two adult sons and two adorable granddaughters.  Jim has been endorsed by Public Service Commissioner Angelia Speir, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, The Honorable Roy Barnes, Governor of Georgia (fmr), Turner Foundation, Savannah Morning News, Creative Loafing, and the Flagpole.

 

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