Phil Montgomery is the Chairperson of the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. He is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Montgomery is a member of the Republican Party.
Official Biography
Phil Montgomery worked closely with utility, energy and telecommunications issues while serving six terms as an elected state representative from Green Bay. He was appointed to Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in March 2011 by Governor Scott Walker.
As a Legislator from 1998 to 2010, Representative Montgomery served on the Joint Committee on Finance, Chaired the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities and Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology, and has served on other related committees in the Assembly and on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Public Utility Institute.
He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston and is a former systems engineer.
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Nov 19th, 2015 by RENEW WisconsinState PSC Gives Huge Giveaway to Businesses
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May 6th, 2014 by Bruce MurphyWhoops, We Changed Our Mind
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