2024 Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) Candidate Survey

Election Day ~ November 5, 2024

Below you’ll find our candidate survey, a compilation of carefully thought-out questions on issues that directly impact our membership and community at large. Some common themes include criminal justice reform, housing equity, and voting rights. If you are hoping to receive an endorsement from Voters Organized to Educate, the return of our survey, filled-out, is a required condition.

Please return this fully completed survey as soon as possible. The final deadline for returning this candidate survey is Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 with the survey and your answers becoming publicly available to view on Friday, September 6th. Thank you for engaging with our community!

Name

First Name

Last Name

1. What role does the PSC play in monitoring utility infrastructure, and what steps would you take to ensure private companies properly maintain it?

2. Have you accepted any campaign contributions from the utilities and motor carriers the PSC regulates?

Yes

3. Do you know how much a phone call costs, per minute, in Louisiana prisons and jails?

4. Do you believe the PSC should codify the federal Martha Wright-Reed Act, which addresses the monopolized phone rates in prisons and jails?

5. What differences do you see between your PSC district and other districts, and (if elected) does this create any differences with how you would vote on issues?

6. What professional experience do you have in your career that you believe will best contribute to your work as PSC commissioner and why?

7. Which regulatory arm of the Public Service Commision do you believe needs the most of your attention?

8. If elected, what would be your top three priorities?

9. Do you believe the general public has enough information to engage with the Public Service Commission? If not, what would you most like constituents to know about the work the commission engages in?

10. What steps, if any, should the PSC take in relationship to renewable energy sources?

11. Climate change and natural disasters have played a major role in energy reliability across southern Louisiana. What can the PSC do to ease reliance upon a fragile power grid and impassable roadways?

12. As a regulatory body, how do you approach conflicting demands of residents, consumers, and industry?