Fitz Johnson is from Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in education from The Citadel, a master's degree in education from Troy University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He and his wife, Suzann Wilcox, have four children and five grandchildren. He is a member of Cumberland Community Church.

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Fitz is a businessman and a retired U.S. Army major who served in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 2002. He has previously owned ASID Group International, LLC, and the Atlanta Beat women's professional soccer team. He has also worked at Eagle Group International. 

Fitz is currently a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He was appointed to the commission in 2021 and is currently serving his first term. Fitz previously ran for Cobb County Commission in 2020 and Georgia School Superintendent in 2014, but did not win.

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Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.

Opposes Georgia Power’s 3.5% rate hike, which adds $5.48 to typical household bills, approved by the Republican-majority Public Service Commission to recover $306 million in utility investments.

Approved a 3.5% monthly rate increase for customers in 2025 to help Georgia Power recover $306 million spent on utility projects. Most households saw an average monthly increase of $5.48.

Supports the Georgia Public Service Commission's decision to approve six rate hikes over the past two years.

Approved six rate hikes for Georgia Power over the past two years, raising customer costs by $43 per month.

- Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.
- Approved a 3.5% monthly rate increase for customers in 2025 to help Georgia Power recover $306 million spent on utility projects. Most households saw an average monthly increase of $5.48.
- Approved six rate hikes for Georgia Power over the past two years, raising customer costs by $43 per month.

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Supports policies that aim to boost American energy production and reduce dependence on foreign energy.

Opposes the Green New Deal, saying it would increase power bills by $840.

Opposes the Green New Deal, which aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, 100 percent sustainable energy, and infrastructure improvements to reduce car dependency.

- Supports policies that aim to boost American energy production and reduce dependence on foreign energy.
- Opposes the Green New Deal, which aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, 100 percent sustainable energy, and infrastructure improvements to reduce car dependency.

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Supports policies that maintain Georgia as the top state for business, including tax incentives, regulatory reforms, and workforce development.

Supports maintaining Georgia as "the #1 state for business."

- Supports maintaining Georgia as "the #1 state for business."

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As of September 4, 2025, Fitz Johnson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Fitz Johnson

- Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.
- Approved a $5.48 monthly rate increase for customers in 2025 to help Georgia Power recover $306 million spent on utility projects.
- Approved six rate hikes for Georgia Power over the past two years, raising customer costs by $43 per month.

- Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.
- Approved a $5.48 monthly rate increase for customers in 2025 to help Georgia Power recover $306 million spent on utility projects.

- Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.
- As public service commissioner, approved a rate increase of $5.48 in 2025 to recover $306 million in utility investments made by Georgia Power.

- Voted to let Georgia Power charge data centers for the cost of new infrastructure. Customer bills will still depend on contracts and PSC approval, and there’s no guarantee of lower rates for regular customers.

- Believes rising utility costs are partly due to inflation.
- Voted to allow Georgia Power to charge data centers (large facilities that use a lot of electricity) for needed infrastructure, though customer costs still depend on contracts and PSC review, and does not guarantee reduced rates for customers.
- Vows to "protect [energy] ratepayers."

- Supports policies that aim to boost American energy production and reduce dependence on foreign energy.
- Opposes the Green New Deal, which aims to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, 100 percent sustainable sources, and infrastructure improvements to reduce car dependency.

- Believes rising utility costs are partly due to inflation.

Fitz is currently a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He was appointed to the commission in 2021 and is currently serving his first term. 

Fitz Johnson is from Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in education from The Citadel, a master's degree in education from Troy University, and a law degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He and his wife, Suzann Wilcox, have four children and five grandchildren. He is a member of Cumberland Community Church.

Fitz is a businessman and former U.S. Army major. He owned ASID Group International, LLC and the Atlanta Beat women's professional soccer team. He also led Eagle Group International. He served in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 2002.

Fitz is currently a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He was appointed to the commission in 2021 and is currently serving his first term. He is running in a special election for a full term in 2025. 

As of September 4, 2025, Fitz Johnson did not have a website or any information online.

Fitz is a businessman and retired U.S. Army major. He owned ASID Group International, LLC, and the Atlanta Beat women's professional soccer team. He also worked at Eagle Group International. He served in the U.S. Army from 1981 to 2002.

Fitz is currently a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He was appointed to the commission in 2021 and is currently serving his first term. He is running in a special election to continue representing District 3. 

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Running for re-election to the Georgia Public Service Commission to represent District 3.

Wants Georgia taxpayers to get the best deal on utilities.

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Peter Hubbard has bachelor's degrees in physics, mathematics, and French from the University of Memphis and master's degrees in international relations, economics, and energy policy from Johns Hopkins. He was born in Akron, Ohio and currently lives in the Edgewood neighborhood of Atlanta. He is married and has two kids.

Peter works as a clean energy advocate for the Georgia Center for Energy Solutions. Before that, he worked on promoting exports of energy technology made by U.S. companies and was a consultant at Siemens Energy Business Advisory and AFRY Management Consulting. 

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Peter ran for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2022 but did not win. 

Georgia Public Service Commission should focus on lowering power bills

Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.

Believes Georgia Power Company's fossil fuel projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills, and opposes these energy strategies for being detrimental to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests, advocating for transparency and accountability in the Public Service Commission.

Believes Georgia Power Company's oil, coal, and natural gas projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.

Opposes tax incentives for data centers, saying they increase utility costs for residents.

Opposes tax incentives and cheaper utility rates for data centers, saying they increase utility costs for residents.

Believes the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) fails to advocate for residents, citing Harold's subpar solar compensation and high utility rates as examples of regulatory shortcomings.

Believes Georgia's net metering program does not do enough for residents with solar panels because only 5,000 residents see its full benefits.

Believes the Republican Public Service Commission (PSC) rule on data centers' electricity costs is weak and gives Georgia Power discretion, saying it fails to ensure data centers cover full costs.

Believes the current PSC's rule on data centers' electricity costs is weak and gives Georgia Power discretion, saying it fails to ensure data centers cover full costs.

- Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.
- Believes Georgia Power Company's oil, coal, and natural gas projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.
- Opposes tax incentives and cheaper utility rates for data centers, saying they increase utility costs for residents.
- Believes Georgia's net metering program does not do enough for residents with solar panels because only 5,000 residents see its full benefits.
- Believes the current PSC's rule on data centers' electricity costs is weak and gives Georgia Power discretion, saying it fails to ensure data centers cover full costs.

Supports an Integrated Resource Plan for Georgia that aims to reduce costs and harmful emissions.

Criticizes the Public Service Commission for ignoring affordable solutions, and advocates for lower bills and environmental benefits through clean energy initiatives.

Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions to achieve 100% renewable energy.

Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions, like the Tennessee Valley Authority and Florida, to achieve 100% renewable energy.

Supports reducing power bills through investments in solar, wind, storage, and energy efficiency.

- Criticizes the Public Service Commission for ignoring affordable solutions, and advocates for lower bills and environmental benefits through clean energy initiatives.
- Supports investments in solar power.
- Supports sharing renewable resources with neighboring regions, like the Tennessee Valley Authority and Florida, to achieve 100% renewable energy.
- Supports reducing power bills through investments in solar, wind, storage, and energy efficiency.

Opposes using oil, coal, and natural gas for energy, for being harmful to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests.

- Opposes using oil, coal, and natural gas for energy, for being harmful to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests.

As of September 4, 2025, Peter Jacob Hubbard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.
- Believes Georgia Power Company's oil, coal, and natural gas projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.
- Opposes tax incentives and cheaper utility rates for data centers, saying they increase utility costs for residents.

- Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.
- Believes Georgia Power Company's oil, coal, and natural gas projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.

- Believes renewable energy lowers power bills, while fossil fuels raise them.
- Believes Georgia Power Company's fossil fuel projects are poorly planned and secretive, leading to unexpected costs on power bills.

- Opposes fossil fuel energy for being detrimental to business, affordability, fiscal responsibility, national security, health, climate, and Georgia's interests.

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.

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