Twinkle Cavanaugh resigning from Alabama Public Service Commission for Trump Administration job

Twinkle Cavanaugh leaves Public Service Commission for Trump administration job

Snow falls on the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery amid rare winter weather on Jan. 21, 2025. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector)Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh will step down as president of Alabama’s Public Service Commission to take a role in President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cavanaugh will serve as the state director of rural development in Alabama. According to the press release, Cavanaugh …

Twinkle Cavanaugh resigning from Alabama Public Service Commission for Trump Administration job

Gov. Kay Ivey will appoint a replacement “in the coming days.”

A Twinkle in Trump’s Eye: A Shakeup at Alabama’s Top Utility Regulator

Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh presided over an era of electricity rate increases. Now she'll oversee rural development in Alabama for the Trump administration. By Lee Hedgepeth MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Twinkle Cavanaugh, longtime president of the state's top utility regulator, will begin working within days for the Trump administration as the state director for rural development in Alabama.

Alabama PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh resigning to join Trump administration

Alabama Public Service Commission President Twinkle Cavanaugh says she’s stepping down to take a job with the Trump administration. Cavanaugh says she will step down on Sunday, June 1, after 13 years as president of the PSC. “I certainly would not be leaving the job you entrusted me with if it were not for an amazing opportunity to serve in President Donald J. Trump’s administration as the USDA Alabama Director of Rural Development,” Cavanaugh s…