Kevin Thompson
Republican · Corporation Commissioner · Statewide
Kevin Thompson has sat on the Corporation Commission since January 2023, after eight years on the Mesa City Council. He led the commission's unanimous March vote repealing Arizona's renewable energy standards. Thompson also runs a consulting firm and said at a June industry conference that one of his clients is a data center, as the commission weighs APS's request to raise rates.
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The GOP’s Civil War: Republican Rep. Ralph Heap is launching a bid for the Corporation Commission, the Republic’s Sasha Hupka reports. Republican Rep. David Marshall is also expected to run for the utility-regulating board, and the far-right duo plans to challenge slightly more centrist GOP incumbents Kevin Thompson and Nick Myers — who haven’t resisted environmental and diversity efforts as much as the far-right would like. Republican Sen. Jake Hoffman is holding a press conference today to announce the new candidates. State Treasurer Kimberly Yee already announced she’s challenging Tom Horne for Superintendent of Public Instruction and got the Hoffman-backed press conference treatment two weeks ago. While the Freedom Caucus’ battles have been mostly focused against fellow Republicans in the primary, it is also coming up with challengers for the Democratic governor, secretary of state and attorney general. (June 10, 2025)
2025-06-10