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Governor appoints former Republican Sen. Nibert to PRC

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed former Republican Sen. Greg Nibert to serve as a commissioner at the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.

Despite losing his legislative seat in 2024, Greg Nibert will continue serving New Mexicans through state government, this time as a regulator of utilities. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday appointed Nibert to the role at the Public Regulation Commission, an independent state agency tasked with ensuring reliable and safe utility services at reasonable prices.

She chose Nibert out of a list of four recommended candidates from the PRC nominating committee and was unable to appoint a Democrat to maintain political diversity at the PRC..