David Burgess (American Politician)

	David Burgess (American Politician) David Burgess is an American former politician who served on the Georgia Public Service Commission from 1999 to 2007. He was the first Black member of the commission since its establishment in 1879. Burgess graduated from Georgia Tech in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, and worked as a public utilities engineer at the Public Service Commission. Rising through the ranks over the years, Burgess served as Director of Rates and Tariffs from 1988 until 1997, and from 1997 to 1999 as the Director of the commission's Telecommunications Unit. He was selected by Governor Roy Barnes in April 1999 to serve out the remaining term of Dave Baker, and subsequently won election to a full term in November 2000. He ascended to the role of chairman of the PSC in 2002. The last (and currently most recent, as of 2022) Democratic incumbent on the commission, he was defeated in his bid for a second full term in 2006 by Republican candidate Chuck Eaton Charles "Chuck" Eaton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georgia Public Service Commission 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. History The regulatory functions of the PSC have changed dramatically since its founding. On October 14, 1879, Georgia became one of the first states to establish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th Governor of the U.S. State of Georgia from 1999 to 2003. , he is the most recent Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Georgia. A Democratic member of the Georgia Senate from 1974 to 1990, Barnes ran unsuccessfully for Governor in 1990, losing to Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller in the Democratic primary. Barnes then served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1992 to 1998. He ran for governor again in 1998, handily winning the primary and general elections. In 2003, Barnes was awarded the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Library for his success while Governor of minimizing the Confederate battle emblem on the Georgia state flag despite the political fallout. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chuck Eaton Charles "Chuck" Eaton Jr. (born April 1, 1969) is a Judge on the Fulton County Superior Court in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to the Court by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on August 12, 2021. Biography Eaton received an Accounting Degree in 1991 from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Georgia State University College of Law. From 2007 to 2021, he was a Georgia statewide elected official serving on the Public Service Commission. He served four terms as the Chairman of the Commission. In 2008, Judge Eaton was chosen by The Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the "100 Most Influential Atlantans." Georgia Trend Magazine selected him as one of the "100 Most Influential Georgians" in 2016 and 2021. Elections 2022 Fulton County Superior Court Campaign Due to having been appointed to the Fulton Superior Court, Judge Eaton was required to run in the next election. Therefore, he was on the ballot for the May, 2022 election and won by a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georgia (U Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the country in the Caucasus Kingdom of Georgia, a medieval kingdom Georgia within the Russian Empire Democratic Republic of Georgia, established following the Russian Revolution Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent of the Soviet Union * Related to the US state Province of Georgia, one of the thirteen American colonies established by Great Britain in what became the United States Georgia in the American Civil War, the State of Georgia within the Confederate States of America. Other places * 359 Georgia, an asteroid * New Georgia, Solomon Islands * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Canada * Georgia Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1959 Births Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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