Boyd Dunn

{{short description|American politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Boyd Dunn

|office1 = Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission

|term_start1 = January 3, 2017

|term_end1 = January 11, 2021

|predecessor1 = Bob Stump

|successor1 = Jim O'Connor

|office2 = Mayor of Chandler, Arizona

|term_start2 = 2002

|term_end2 = 2011

|predecessor2 = Jay Tibshraeny

|successor2 = Jay Tibshraeny

|birth_date =

|birth_place = Augsburg, West Germany (now Germany)

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Arizona State University, Tempe (BS, JD)

}}

Boyd Dunn is an American politician who serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission, first being elected in the 2016 election.{{Cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2016/11/08/arizona-corporation-commission-election-results-2016/93137076/|title=Robert Burns, Andy Tobin, Boyd Dunn lead race for Arizona Corporation Commission}} Prior to serving in the Commission, Dunn served as the mayor of Chandler, Arizona from 2002 to 2011.

Dunn also served as a superior court judge.{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2016/04/20/former-chandler-mayor-boyd-dunn-arizona-corporation-commission/83288544/ |title=Former Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn to run for utility regulator |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2016-04-20 |accessdate=2017-03-25}}

During the campaign, Dunn expressed doubts on the existence of climate change.{{Cite web|url=http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2016/08/09/corp-comm-candidates-doubt-human-role-in-climate-change/|title = Corp Comm candidates doubt human role in climate change | Arizona Capitol Times|date = 9 August 2016}}

During his 2020 election for reelection to the Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Superior Court Judge Roger Brodman removed Dunn from the Republican primary, ending his bid for re-election after an 18-year old campaign worker admitted to forging some of the signatures on his nominating petition; there was no evidence of wrong-doing on Dunn's part.{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2020/04/30/judge-removes-boyd-dunn-arizona-corporation-commission-ballot/3062321001/|title=Judge removes Boyd Dunn from Arizona Corporation Commission ballot over forged signatures}} He was replaced by Republican James O'Connor who went on to win in the general election.