Kris Mayes, former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission and candidate for Arizona Attorney General, will speak at the April 6 meeting of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club. (Photo by PBS)
Alisa Moore
Kris Mayes, candidate for Arizona Attorney General, will speak to the PebbleCreek Democratic Club at their April 6 meeting. An attorney, ASU professor, consumer advocate, and former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), she has worked since 2010 as a senior sustainability scientist at ASU’s School of Global Sustainability, and she teaches a course on energy law for the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
During her seven years on the ACC, she helped create tens of thousands of high-paying jobs, saved Arizona consumers tens of billions of dollars, and fought climate change by requiring utilities to produce more clean energy—including solar, wind, and energy efficiency. She oversaw one of the largest expansions of utility water conservation programs in state history and pushed utilities to stop spending ratepayer money on corporate bonuses and advertising. And when a major natural gas company was charging too much in the wintertime, Kris required the company to provide customers rebates and rate reductions.
A native of Prescott, Ms. Mayes served in Governor Janet Napolitano’s administration, first as press secretary and then as an appointed member to the ACC. She was originally a Republican who joined the Democratic Party in 2019.
Ms. Mayes earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from ASU, a master of public administration from Columbia University, and her law degree from the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She began her professional career working as a reporter at The Phoenix Gazette and later The Arizona Republic, completing her college internship at South Africa’s Johannesburg Star, where she covered the fall of apartheid.
At the March meeting of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club, attendees heard from State Senator Martin Quezada, candidate for Arizona State Treasurer. Mr. Quezada is currently a member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board and an attorney who previously served in the State Assembly. As Mr. Quezada said, “It matters who is elected to the office of state treasurer. It all comes down to money—how we invest and manage our state’s finances reflects our values. Sound investment and management, transparent administration, and budgeting will provide the strong foundation needed to support the values of our taxpayers.”
The next meeting of the PC Democratic Club is Wednesday, April 6, in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, please visit our website at pcdemclub.org.