PUCO Nominating Council submits four candidates to Gov. Strickland for commissioner vacancy

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Feb. 5, 2009) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Nominating Council today submitted four names to Gov. Ted Strickland to be considered for appointment to a five-year PUCO commissioner term beginning April 11, 2009 and expiring April 10, 2014.

After considering many highly qualified applicants, the Nominating Council recommended the following individuals to the governor for consideration:

Steven Lesser, Bexley, OH

Robert Marvin, Powell, OH

Alan Schriber, Cincinnati, OH

Andrew Sonderman, Columbus, OH

The governor has 30 days to either select a nominee or request a new list of names from the Nominating Council. The governor's appointment is subject to confirmation by the Ohio Senate.

The PUCO Nominating Council, established in 1983, is composed of the chair of the Consumers' Counsel Governing Board, president of the Accountancy Board, chair of the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, president of the Ohio State Bar Association, president of the Ohio Municipal League, director of the Department of Development and appointees of the Ohio Department on Aging, the president of the Ohio Senate, the speaker of the Ohio House and the governor. The governor's appointees represent the utility industry, the business community and organized labor.

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