The Commission: Meet the Commissioners
Commissioner Tony Clark
First elected in 2000, Tony Clark is the senior member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Commission.
Tony holds the PSC portfolio on electric generation and transmission. As such, he is active in state and regional efforts to develop North Dakota’s vast energy exporting potential and to provide affordable, reliable energy to consumers. Since joining the Commission, Tony has overseen regulatory proceedings that have permitted over $5.5 billion dollars in new investment in North Dakota through expanded wind, coal and oil and gas infrastructure.
At the same time North Dakota has maintained its position as one of the lowest cost energy states in the nation, and continues its tradition of excellence in environmental protection.
In November 2010, he was elected by his peers across the nation to serve a one-year term as President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). As such, he led association efforts on matters of importance to the regulatory community and America’s utility consumers. He regularly interacts with other state and federal policy makers, and key stakeholders within academia, public interest groups, and the media. He is a past Chairman of the NARUC Telecommunications Committee. He has testified multiple times before committees of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on matters related to telecommunications and energy.
Prior to his election he was North Dakota’s Labor Commissioner, serving in the cabinet of former Gov. Ed Schafer. He is a former state legislator, representing District 44 (Fargo) in the state House of Representatives from 1994-97.
He holds bachelor’s degrees from North Dakota State University and an MPA from the University of North Dakota.
Having attained the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth, he maintains his involvement with and support of the Scouting program. He is a past Chairman of the Frontier Trails District of the BSA. He currently serves as the Cubmaster of Pack 180 in Bismarck, and is a member of the Northern Lights Council Executive Board.
Tony and his wife, Amy, have three children.
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