Commission: Tony Clark, Commissioner

The citizens of North Dakota first elected Tony Clark to the Public Service Commission in November 2000.  He was re-elected in 2006.

Tony holds the PSC portfolio on electric generation and transmission.  He is active in state and regional efforts to develop North Dakota’s vast energy exporting potential and provide affordable, reliable energy to consumers.  Since joining the Commission, Tony has overseen regulatory proceedings that have facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment in North Dakota through expanded wind, coal and petroleum infrastructure.

He is the 1st Vice President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and is the immediate past Chairman of its Telecommunications Committee.  He has testified multiple times before committees of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on matters related to telecommunications and energy. 

Tony holds the PSC rail and grain elevator portfolios and has been a leader in North Dakota’s efforts to seek rail rate relief for the state’s agricultural producers.  These actions have led to millions in savings for North Dakota farmers.  He has actively lobbied for better rail service, both in-state and before federal officials.

Prior to his election he was North Dakota’s Labor Commissioner, serving in the cabinet of former Gov. Ed Schafer. He is a former state legislator, representing District 44 (Fargo) in the state House from 1994-97.

He is a graduate of Fargo North High School.  He holds bachelor’s degrees from North Dakota State University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Dakota.

Having earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth, he maintains his involvement with and support of the Scouting program.  He is a past Chairman of the Frontier Trails District of the Northern Lights Council Boy Scouts of America.  He currently serves as the Cubmaster of Pack 180 in Bismarck, and is a member of the Northern Lights Council Executive Board.

Tony and his wife, Amy, have three children.

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