Nick Meyers
Nick is currently serving on the ACC as Chairman and has been on the Commission since 2022. He has a background in software engineering (18 years at Unisys Corporation and Comtech EF Data) and entrepreneurship (starting several small businesses).
Nick does not believe in clean energy mandates, including solar subsidies, saying that the solar industry should “stand on its own two feet”. He voted for the repeal of the Renewable Standard and Tariffs (REST) rules and the Electric Energy Efficiency Mandate (EEES Rules).
He voted to subsidize a natural gas line extension in January 2023. Nick also opened Docket G-00000A-25-0029 “In the matter of the Commission’s Inquiry into Natural Gas Infrastructure and Storage” in February of 2025, which led to the ACC's support of a $5.3 billion gas pipeline to be run from the Permian Basin into Arizona to be completed by the end of 2029.
Nick voted for TEP’s 10% rate increase in 2023 (which included an amendment to eliminate an EV charging infrastructure subsidy) and for two consecutive 8% rate increases for APS in 2023 and 2024. He also voted for a Formula Rate Plan Policy, which will allow APS and TEP to raise rates annually without public input. Both APS and TEP are currently seeking 14% rate increases.
Nick is running as a Clean Elections candidate.
Kevin Thompson
Kevin is currently serving on the ACC, having been elected in 2022. Previously, he worked for Southwest Gas for 17 years, and after that, he served on the Mesa City Council for 8 years.
Commissioner Thompson stands for the total elimination of all mandates and subsidies. He believes in exploring new technologies, especially micro-nuclear. He opposes community solar.
While in office, Kevin voted to repeal the REST rules and the EEES rules. He also voted to reduce APS’s budget for demand-side management (DSM) programs, which cut funding for rebates for home improvements, energy-efficient appliances, and home builders' subsidies (smart thermostats, EV-ready homes, heat pumps, and heat pump water heaters). Kevin also voted to transition the Springerville and Coronado generating stations from coal-fired units to natural gas. He also voted for an ACC resolution backing the Transwestern Pipeline Desert Southwest Expansion Project, the proposed $5.3 billion gas pipeline from Texas to Arizona.
Commissioner Thompson voted for the TEP 10% rate increase in 2023. He also voted for a 10% rate increase for APS in 2024, and he voted for the Formula Rate Plan policy in the same year.
Kevin is running as a Traditional candidate.
Ralph Heap
Ralph Heap practiced as an Orthopedic Surgeon for 40+ years, traveling to 23 countries during that time. In 2024 he was elected to the Arizona House, where his term lasts until 2027.
Ralph is a conservative. He believes in limited government, free markets, and ending ESG and Green New Deal programs. Ralph is not supportive of wind or solar energy, but instead wants to advance nuclear energy and fossil fuels. In the legislature, he has sponsored or co-sponsored HB 2331, HB 2338, and HB 2339, all bills that are intended to stifle the development of wind and solar projects through harsh permitting and siting requirements. Ralph is running as a Clean Elections candidate.
Jonathon Hill
Jonathan has spent the last 18 years working at ASU’s Mars Space Flight Facility, where he is a Research Specialist and Mission Planner. He is a scientist and has a Master's degree in aerospace engineering and a Doctorate in geological sciences.
On the Commission, Jonathan wants to expand rural representation. He grew up in Kingman, AZ, and feels connected to the rural community. He also wants to increase transparency at the Commission. He wants to invest in Renewable energies. Jonathan believes in an “all of the above approach” when it comes to an energy portfolio. He believes that energy reliability and cybersecurity are public safety issues here in Arizona with our extreme temperatures.
Jonathan believes the current Commission approves too many rate hikes and wants to change that. He wants to make sure that big tech companies, specifically data centers, pay their fair share and are not given any tax breaks. Jonathan is running as a Clean Elections candidate.
Clara Pratte
Clara, a member of the Navajo Nation, grew up on the reservation in Lupton, AZ, and currently lives in Flagstaff. She founded a government services firm, Strongbow Strategies, in 2013, which advises tribes nationwide on economic development. In 2018, she co-founded Navajo Power, a clean-energy corporation that develops utility-scale solar projects for indigenous communities. Clara spent more than 20 years working in 3 different presidents' administrations: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. She worked in the U.S. Small Business Administration as the National Director of the Office of Native American Affairs, and in the U.S. Department of Commerce as a trade specialist and business analyst.
Clara is running on a platform that focuses on lowering energy costs, expanding clean energy, and restoring accountability by making utility monopolies accountable to the people. Clara grew up without running water or electricity until she was in middle school, and knows what unreliable services can mean to an individual. Clara wants to expand solar energy and believes in an “all of the above approach to energy”. Clara is running as a Clean Elections candidate.