Kevin Thompson
Republican · AZ · Arizona Corporation Commissioner
Kevin Thompson has served on the Arizona Corporation Commission since 2023 and was a Mesa City Council member from 2015 to 2023. He says he has fought energy mandates and subsidies and would keep data center costs off household and small business bills.
Where Kevin Thompson stands, based on their records
Supports
Cost of Living Reduction (7 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 7 support
On 2026-08-12, Commissioner Kevin Thompson joined a unanimous vote approving a process meant to make large new electric-cooperative customers pay the costs of infrastructure built to serve them.
August 12, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
By 2026-04-08, the Corporation Commission had approved a temporary credit of about $18.50 a month for a typical UniSource Electric customer, and Commissioner Kevin Thompson announced the decision.
April 8, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
On 2026-03-04, Commissioner Kevin Thompson voted against increases in Picacho Water and Picacho Sewer customer rates. The increases passed 3–2.
March 4, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
On 2025-12-03, Chair Kevin Thompson won approval of an amendment cutting about $51 million from Arizona Public Service’s proposed annual customer-funded energy-efficiency budget.
December 3, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
On 2025-07-24, Chair Kevin Thompson won approval of an amendment that shifted the extra cost of burying a Sedona water tank away from customers in seven other northern Arizona water systems.
July 24, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
On 2023-12-05, Commissioner Kevin Thompson introduced an approved amendment that blocked Arizona Public Service from using up to $5 million in customer funds to install public electric-vehicle chargers.
December 5, 2023Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
By 2023-08-28, Commissioner Kevin Thompson had amended UniSource Energy’s proposed energy-efficiency plan to remove incentives for homebuilders, sales consultants, marketers and contractors funded by customer surcharges.
August 28, 2023Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: azcc.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
On 2026-03-04, Commissioner Kevin Thompson voted with the commission to approve converting the Springerville and Coronado generating plants from coal to natural gas.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: azcc.gov
On 2024-10-08, Commissioner Kevin Thompson and another commissioner won approval of a rule requiring Arizona Public Service to show it has dependable replacement power before leaving the Four Corners coal plant.
October 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: azcc.gov
Track record — General
General · 8 records
On 2026-09-11, the Greater Phoenix Chamber political action committee endorsed Kevin Thompson for the 2026 Corporation Commission election.
September 11, 2026
Source: phoenixchamber.com
On 2025-10-14, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners appointed Kevin Thompson to its board of directors for a four-year term.
October 14, 2025
Source: azcc.gov
On 2025-10-03, Chair Kevin Thompson and another commissioner asked the Arizona attorney general for an opinion on jury-trial rights when the commission seeks civil penalties in securities cases.
October 3, 2025
Source: azcc.gov
By 2025-04-10, Corporation Commission chair Kevin Thompson had opened an inquiry into whether data centers should bear more of the electricity infrastructure costs their growth creates.
April 10, 2025
Source: azcc.gov
On 2025-01-06, fellow commissioners chose Kevin Thompson as Arizona Corporation Commission chair. He then proposed creating a vice-chair position, which the commission approved unanimously.
January 6, 2025
Source: azcc.gov
On 2024-02-06, Commissioner Kevin Thompson moved to start repealing the Arizona Corporation Commission’s gas and electric energy-efficiency standards. The commission approved starting the rulemaking process, 4–1.
February 6, 2024
Source: azcc.gov
On 2020-04-20, Mesa Council member Kevin Thompson cast the lone vote against a package of zoning and development agreements for the Hawes Crossing project.
April 20, 2020
Source: apps.mesaaz.gov
On 2017-12-11, Mesa Council member Kevin Thompson voted against an agreement to develop Arizona State University facilities downtown. He argued that voters should approve the project and that city funds should go to public safety.
December 11, 2017
Source: mesa.legistar.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
On 2026-09-24, the Citizens Clean Elections Commission found reason to believe Kevin Thompson’s campaign broke public-financing rules by reusing old signs without paying the required value. The finding opened an investigation; it was not a final ruling.
September 24, 2026
Source: kjzz.org
Past race Kevin Thompson ran in:
- Corporation Commissioner · November 3, 2026 · Arizona · incumbent