MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WSFA ) - A new president is being named to lead the state body responsible for regulating Alabama’s public utilities.

On Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office confirmed she’s named state Rep. Cynthia Lee Almond, R-Tuscaloosa, to fill the seat on the Alabama Public Service Commission, which was recently vacated by Twinkle Cavanaugh .

“Since 2021, I have been able to count on Cynthia to get real, meaningful work done in the Legislature,” Ivey said, “and while I know the people of Tuscaloosa will miss her representation in the State House, every person across this state will now benefit from her leadership on the Public Service Commission.”

Almond is an attorney who works in private practice, “which has largely concentrated on estate planning, as well as probate, busines

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