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Gary Pierce |
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Republican Gary Pierce is
a former Arizona Corporation Commissioner
and a former member of the Arizona House of
Representatives. In the House of
Representatives, Mr. Pierce served as the
Majority Whip (2005–2006). He was a member
of the Rules, Environment, and Federal
Mandates and Property Rights committees. He
had previously served on the Judiciary
Committee and others. Prior to his election
to the Legislature he was twice elected to
the Yuma County Board of Supervisors. His
record of public service includes serving on
the Governor's Commission on National and
Community Service from 1994 to 1997 and on
the Arizona Housing Commission in 1996 and
1997. He also served on the Maricopa County
Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Advisory Board. In Yuma, he served two years
on the City Board of Adjustment. The Arizona
Republican Party unanimously selected Gary
Pierce as a candidate for the Arizona
Corporation Commission (ACC). He replaced
ACC candidate Marc Spitzer who withdrew when
he was appointed to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Committee (July 2006). In 2015
the FBI opened a long-term investigation
related to the financing of certain
statewide races in the 2014 election cycle
that allegedly influenced the regulators who
decide how much consumers will pay for
power. This investigation specifically
centered around alleged so-called "dark
money" campaign contributions from the
utility company Arizona Public Service's (APS)
in the 2014 Corporation Commission race.
Pierce was interviewed by the FBI in the
course of this investigation. On May 25,
2017 Gary Pierce and his wife Sherry were
indicted in federal court on felony
conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud and five
counts of wire fraud. The indictment alleged
that Pierce, his wife and utility owner
George Johnson conspired to have Johnson pay
the Pierce couple by channeling the money
through longtime Capitol lobbyist Jim
Norton, who at times lobbied on Johnson's
behalf, and an "unindicted coconspirator" in
exchange for Pierce's votes. |
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Bribery
Trial
Involving
Ex-Utility
Regulator,
Three Others
Begins |
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May 31, 2018 |
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Emails: Gary
Pierce Did
Political
Work For
Arizona
Utility He
Was Supposed
To Regulate |
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Jun. 7, 2018 |
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Several Big
Names On
Witness List
In
Corruption
Trial
Involving
Johnson
Utilities |
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"Former
corporation
commissioner Gary
Pierce and
his wife
Sherry are
at the
center of
the scandal." |
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May 16, 2018 |
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Trial Set
For Former
Arizona
Regulator
Charged With
Bribery |
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Dec. 22,
2017 |
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Now Under
Indictment,
Gary Pierce
Was Known
For
Unpopular
Decisions As
Utility
Regulator |
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Jun. 12,
2017 |
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Ex-AZ Corp.
Commissioner,
Owner Of
Johnson
Utilities
Indicted On
Bribery
Charges |
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May 25, 2017 |
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Whistleblower
Alleges
Wrongdoing
At Arizona
Agency |
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Feb. 18,
2015 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2010 Survey Questions For Arizona And County Candidates |
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| Position Sought: Corporation Commission |
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| Question 9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| Question 12: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Powerless
Arizona
Gentleman
Threatens To
Counter
Boycott
California |
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May 19, 2010 |
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