Kevin Thompson
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Candidate: Kevin Thompson
| Candidate Name | Kevin Thompson |
| Political Party | Republican Party |
| Website / Social Media | thompsonforcorpcomm.com Facebook: Kevin Thompson for Corp Comm Twitter: @VoteKThompson Email: KevinThompsonAZCorpComm@gmail.com |
| Candidate Bio | Kevin’s public service started early. At 19, he joined the USAF. After Basic and Tech School, he received orders to England. Kevin was deployed to the middle east for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. After the cease fire, he received follow-on orders to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. While stationed at Nellis, Kevin began working on a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1996, and subsequently finished his degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After graduation, Kevin was recruited by Southwest Gas and transferred to Mesa. He spent 17 years in various departments, including Engineering and Government Relations. After seeing the good and bad of politics, Kevin ran for City Council in Mesa and was elected in August 2014, and was re-elected in 2018. He is currently in his final year on Council. Kevin has served the citizens of Mesa at the national stage as Chair of the National League of Cities Economic Development Committee, American Public Gas Associations Public Policy Committee, at the State level as immediate past President of Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, and at the local level on many non-profit boards. |
