Chuck Eaton

Eaton received an Accounting Degree in 1991 from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor in 2012 from Georgia State University College of Law. From 2007 to 2021, he was a Georgia statewide elected official serving on the Public Service Commission. He served four terms as the Chairman of the Commission.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-22|title=Morning Brief: New Georgia PSC chair, Capital Dynamics gets in on Eland|url=https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/01/22/morning-brief-new-georgia-psc-chair-capital-dynamics-gets-in-on-eland/|access-date=2020-04-19|website=pv magazine USA|language=en-US}}

In 2008, Judge Eaton was chosen by The Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the "100 Most Influential Atlantans."{{Cite web|date=June 23, 2008|title=100 Most Influential Atlantans|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/06/23/focus2.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100623212535/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/atlanta/stories/2008/06/23/focus2.html |archive-date=2010-06-23 |access-date=2020-04-19|website=www.bizjournals.com}} Georgia Trend Magazine selected him as one of the "100 Most Influential Georgians" in 2016{{Cite web|date=2015-12-31|title=100 Most Influential Georgians|url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2015/12/31/100-most-influential-georgians-5/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Georgia Trend Magazine|language=en-US}} and 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-01|title=100 Most Influential Georgians|url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/12/31/2021-100-most-influential-georgians/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Georgia Trend Magazine|language=en-US}}

Due to having been appointed to the Fulton Superior Court, Judge Eaton was required to run in the next election. Therefore, he was on the ballot for the May, 2022 election and won by a margin of over 14 points, with 57.21% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Fulton/113728/web.285569/#/summary?v=294270/&category=C_2&subcategory=C_2_11 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com}} Chuck Eaton was elected to a four-year term.

In 2018, Eaton was re-elected to a third term on the Georgia Public Service Commission. As stated in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he won in a runoff election, with "52 percent of the vote to Lindy Miller's roughly 48 percent of the roughly 1.4 million votes cast".{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/economy/miller-concedes-eaton-returns-public-service-commission/QCLkRDIKITAiRPJhTsYmSK/|title=Miller concedes, Eaton returns to public service commission|last=Anastaciah Ondieki|first=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|website=ajc|language=English|access-date=2020-04-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.savannahnow.com/news/20181127/pro-nuclear-group-increases-donation-to-1-million-in-ga-psc-runoff|title=Pro-nuclear group increases donation to $1 million in Ga. PSC runoff|last=Landers|first=Mary|website=Savannah Morning News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}} In 2017, Commissioner Eaton was part of a unanimous vote to continue the controversial, Plant Vogtle nuclear construction.{{Cite news|last=Plumer|first=Brad|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/21/climate/georgia-vogtle-nuclear.html|title=Georgia, Facing 'Difficult Dilemma,' Keeps Nuclear Project Alive|date=2017-12-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-19|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} The project was a central focus of the 2018 television debates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article219361100.html|title=How much you'll pay for a new nuclear plant may depend on who you elect to this office|last=Lee|first=Maggie|date=October 2, 2018|website=ledger-enquirer.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002234253/https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/politics-government/election/article219361100.html |archive-date=2018-10-02 |access-date=}} In an Atlanta Magazine interview, he restated his support of Vogtle because, "Vogtle is part of our state's long-range fuel mix strategy and as a 60-year asset will provide reliable, affordable, zero-carbon energy for Georgia consumers into the foreseeable future. Diversity in generation is essential in ensuring our electric rates continue to remain competitive."{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/list/6-questions-for-georgias-public-service-commissioner-candidates/chuck-eaton/|title=6 Questions for Georgia's Public Service Commissioner Candidates: District 3: Chuck Eaton (R)|website=Atlanta Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}} In the Wall Street Journal he stated, “I still believe that nuclear still needs to be part of a diversified mix."{{Cite news|last=Gold|first=Russell|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/georgia-officials-approve-funding-for-troubled-nuclear-plant-1513872255|title=Georgia Officials Approve Funding for Troubled Nuclear Plant|date=2017-12-21|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-04-20|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20180904/eaton-secures-backing-of-both-business-and-labor-for-public-service-commission-seat|title=Eaton secures backing of both business and labor for Public Service Commission seat|last=McCord|first=Susan|website=The Augusta Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2020-04-19}}

According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, "Republican Chuck Eaton captured 52.2 percent of the vote in a three-way race to win a second term on the Georgia Public Service Commission."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/11/07/romney-republicans-romp-in-georgia.html|title=Romney, Republicans romp in Georgia|last=Williams|first=Dave|date=November 7, 2012|website=www.bizjournals.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054021/http://www.bizjournals.com:80/atlanta/news/2012/11/07/romney-republicans-romp-in-georgia.html |archive-date=2012-11-10 |access-date=2020-04-19}}

Chuck Eaton was first elected to the PSC on December 5, 2006. He was elected in a statewide runoff, defeating incumbent David Burgess, with 52% of the vote.{{Cite web|title=Republicans win another Georgia race, make PSC unanimous|url=https://www.dailycitizen.news/news/republicans-win-another-georgia-race-make-psc-unanimous/article_6b967886-7263-5c18-a1db-fc682c0156eb.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=The Daily Citizen|language=en}}

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