MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey appointed Cynthia Lee Almond as the next president of the state's Public Service Commission.

The role was previously held by Twinkle Cavanaugh, who stepped down last month to take an appointed role within the United States Department of Agriculture. Cavanaugh was first elected to the commission in 2010 and was elected president in 2012.

As president, Almond will be tasked with leading a three-person board charged with regulating utilities within the state. Almond is a licensed attorney and has served in the Alabama House of Representatives since 2021.

Almond will vacate her District 63 house seat on June 15 and begin her appointment as commission president the following day.

In a statement released alongside news of the appointment,

See Full Page