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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
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2010 Survey
Questions For
Arizona And County
Candidates |
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Position Sought:
Corporation
Commission |
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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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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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