PIERRE South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioners selected Commissioner Gary Hanson to serve as the PUCs chairman and Commissioner Chris Nelson was elected as vice chairman at the PUCs regular meeting on Jan. 14 in Pierre.
I find serving the public both enjoyable and rewarding. As a commissioner, it is extremely interesting and provides a constant opportunity to learn. I am extremely proud of the work my fellow commissioners and I have done and look forward to continuing to look out for South Dakotans, Hanson said.
Hanson, currently serving his fourth, six-year term on the commission, was first elected to the PUC in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008, 2014 and 2020. He represents South Dakota on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on Electricity, Western Energy Markets Board of State Regulators and previously served as president of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference, the executive board of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, and has held many additional leadership positions with other utility organizations.
Commissioner Chris Nelson began his tenure on the commission in January 2011 after being appointed to fill a vacancy by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. He was elected in November 2012 to complete the remaining four years of that term and re-elected to full, six-year terms in November 2016 and 2022.
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