Railroad Commissioner
Six-year term. The Railroad Commissioner is one of the three-member Texas Railroad Commission. The commission regulates the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry and surface coal and uranium mining. It has no regulatory authority concerning railroads. Current annual salary: $140,937
CANDIDATES:
- Bo French(Republican)
- Jon Rosenthal(Democrat)
- Arthur DiBianca(Libertarian)
CANDIDATE QUESTIONS
Qualifications
What training, experience, and characteristics qualify you for this position?
Environmental and Public Safety
What would you do about uncapped abandoned oil, gas, and injection wells across the state?
Data Centers
How should Texas prepare its energy infrastructure for increasing demand from data centers and population growth?
Monitoring and Enforcement
How would you ensure that the Commission is able to provide adequate monitoring and enforcement to the oil, gas, and mining sectors?
New Energy
What energy technologies should be promoted to support a reliable way to meet energy demands?
