Kevin Thompson’s Outside Consulting Becomes Central Issue in Arizona Corporation Commission Race

Arizona voters ask: Should elected utility regulators maintain private consulting businesses with clients whose interests intersect with the Commission’s work?

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and settle in. This isn’t a quick article. It’s a deep dive into one of Arizona’s most powerful, and least understood, elected bodies.

As the general election begins, this report previews what is likely to become one of the Democrats’ central lines of attack against Arizona Corporation Commissioner …