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NEWS RELEASE: Commission leadership changes with appointment of new commissioner,
election of new president.
BOISE (Feb. 4,2025)—Idaho Public Utilities Commission leadership has changed with the
election of Edward Lodge as Commission President, and former lead deputy attorney general
Dayn Hardie being appointed a Commissioner.
Hardie is replacing Commission President Eric Anderson, who is departing the commission after
serving for close to 10 years.
Hardie attended law school at the University of Oregon School of Law and graduated in 2016.
He also has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Oregon
Lundquist College of Business.
Hardie worked in private practice in eastern Oregon for two years, then joined the Commission
as a deputy attorney general in 2019. He became lead deputy attorney general in 2022.
"I am excited for the opportunity to join the Public Utilities Commission and look forward to
working with Commissioners' Lodge and John Hammond,"Hardie said. "I want to thank Gov.
Brad Little for trusting me to serve our great state in this capacity."
Lodge and Hammond thanked Anderson for his extensive public service on Tuesday.
"I want to recognize the years of service that President Anderson has provided to this agency
and to the state of Idaho as a legislator,"Hammond said. "And his efforts and contributions
across the west and the nation, fighting for Idaho always."
"The state of Idaho is a better place because of the leadership of Eric Anderson,"Lodge said.
"So we do have big shoes to fill."
Anderson was appointed to the commission by former Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter in
December of 2015, and reappointed in January of 2019 by Governor Brad Little. He served as
the Commission's President since December of 2021. During his tenure at the Commission,
Anderson served on various committees at the National Association of Regulatory Utility
Commissioners, Vice Chair of the Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance, and other energy and
transmission related groups dealing with industry concerns and the impact for the ratepayers of
Idaho.

Anderson also served in the Idaho Legislature for five terms and helped secure funding to fight
invasive Quagga Mussels that threaten Idaho waterways. Before serving in the Legislature and
on the commission, Anderson served as Director and Vice President of an electric cooperative in
Sandpoint, Idaho.
The governor appoints the three commissioners with confirmation by the Idaho Senate.
Commissioners serve staggered six-year terms.