U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) introduced Randy Jones of Guntersville as Alabama’s nominee to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors during a Senate confirmation hearing this week.

The hearing was held before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Congress created TVA in 1933, establishing a nine-member board nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

Members serve five-year terms. At present, the board has three members, but at least five are required for a quorum—underscoring the urgency of confirming pending nominees.

“Madam Chair and Ranking Member, it’s my honor to introduce my good friend and fellow Alabamian, Mr. Randy Jones of Guntersville, Alabama, to represent the state of Alabama on the one seat that we have on

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