ISSUES THE CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING ON

Lindy Miller

(D) District 3

Issues — Lowering customer bills, creating jobs and investing in the future — renewables

“It takes work to make this a seat for the people.” Difference with main primary challenger John Noel: My focus has been and continues to be about social justice and providing a voice for the future.

Chuck Eaton

(R) District 3 Issues — Diversifying the state’s energy options, growing the economy and jobs.

“I am very confident in what I have done in the past to help grow the economy and grow jobs. People can judge that by themselves.”

John Noel

(D) District 3 Issues: Power, natural gas, telecoms, the utilities that the PSC regulates. “We need to guarantee these vital services at great rates for our citizens while making industry accountable for safe, sustainable technology.”

Dawn Randolph

(D) District 5 Issues — Providing reliable and safe energy Affordable and fair bills — The PSC must guarantee all Georgians the lowest rates Sustainable — Encourage use of alternatives and renewable resources “Fair means working in the sunshine so we all have that knowledge about decisions made by the commission.”

Douglas Stoner

(D) District 5 Issues — More investment in solar energy, Vogtle overbudget and needs to be stopped, rural broadband a necessity. “I am a bridge builder and very competent.”

■ Tricia Pridemore

(R) District 5

Issues — Vogtle provides diversified energy options, protect Georgians from rate hikes, diversify the energy portfolio in the state and improve energy infrastructure “Keep rates low; keep them as low as possible.”

John Hitchins

(R) District 5 Believes in a free energy market, arguing it encourages innovation. Southern company shareholders should bear the burden of Vogtle, not ratepayers

“There needs to be a separation between the people on the PSC and the folks they are regulating.”