Statewide, PSC endorsed candidates
Melissa Romano - Superintendent of Public Instruction
Melissa Romano is a Montana public school teacher, 2018 Montana Teacher of the Year, nationally recognized educator, and mom of four. We need an experienced educator at the Office of Public Instruction who understands how their decisions impact our children in their classrooms. Melissa is running for Superintendent of Public Instruction to advocate for our public schools and ensure every child has access to a quality education. That’s why our teachers support her for state superintendent.
Qualifications:
Public school teacher for 16 years
2018 Montana Teacher of the Year
Recipient of the National Science Foundation’s “Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching”
Monica Tranel - Public Service Commission, District 4
Monica is running to be Public Service Commissioner to make Montana an energy leader in today’s economy. We can generate millions of dollars of new investment and good-paying jobs in our communities. We can optimize our tremendous resources and move into tomorrow with our energy, our power and our ability to stand at the front of a transition that will make our children proud.
In addition to two decades of experience working directly with the PSC, Monica served as a staff attorney for the PSC from 2001 to 2005 and worked for the Consumer Counsel from 2014 to 2016. She currently runs the Tranel Law Firm, which is focused on regulatory issues before the PSC, water and property rights, and represents clients who want to invest in clean energy projects.
If elected, Monica wants to restore the Commission to focus on preventing Montanans’ household bills from increasing by holding utility providers accountable and creating an environment that allows for investment in Montana communities.
“Montanans shouldn’t feel the impacts of a dysfunctional PSC in their pocketbooks or on their monthly utility bills,” she says. “As an attorney, I’ve fought and kept over $10 million in Montanans’ pockets from out-of-state monopolies.“
Valerie McMurtry - Public Service Commission, District 2
Throughout the years, I have worked to elect men and women who will put the needs of working Montanans before the shareholder profits of corporations. I have never aspired to be a politician, but when I saw the failure of the current Public Service Commissioners to protect Montana ratepayers from unfair and unnecessary rate increases, I was moved to act. Honesty, service and integrity have been the hallmarks of my life. I will stand up for what is right and fair. I believe citizens have a responsibility to make a difference for others, if it is within their power to do so. It is time to put the “public” back into the Public Service Commission.