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Casey, Cavanaugh win primaries for Alabama PSC president

| March 3, 2020 7:30 PM

Laura Casey claimed the Democratic nomination for president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, defeating party activist Robert L. Mardis III on Tuesday. The three-member panel regulates utilities like Alabama Power Co., phone companies and pipelines. Members are elected statewide. Casey was one of three audience members removed from a 2019 PSC meeting for live-streaming a hearing regarding fees charged on solar panels, and she sued the agency. She will face Republican incumbent Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh in November.

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