Paul Newman Politician

Paul Newman (born February 8, 1954) is a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. He was a three-term Arizona state representative representing Santa Cruz, Greenlee, Cochise, and Graham counties in Arizona from 1993-1998. Subsequently, he was elected to two terms as Cochise County Supervisor and lived in Bisbee, AZ while serving. During his last term as County Supervisor in 2008, he launched a campaign for the Arizona Corporation Commission and won. He currently serves as one of two Democrats on the five member board.He earned a B.A. in Behavioral and Social Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Master in Public Administration and a Master in Judicial Administration from University Southern California, and a Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law. Before moving to Arizona in 1988, he was an administrator, researcher, and consultant with the California court system where he served as Court Management Consultant for the National Center for State Courts, California Supreme Court, Los Angeles Municipal Court, Sacramento Municipal Court and San Diego Superior Court from 1976 through 1986.Paul Newman serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates and sets the rates of electric, gas, and water utilities in the State of Arizona. He is running for re-election to the post in 2012.