Candidate · Public Service Commission, District 5
Josh Tolbert
- Occupation
- Engineer; consulting firm owner
- Lives in
- Smyrna
Background
- Engineer from Smyrna who runs a consulting firm; has worked on nuclear, fossil fuel and clean energy plants and served as an expert witness. source: ajc.com
- Ran for state Senate District 35 in 2025. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Won the June 16, 2026 Republican runoff over Bobby Mehan with 59.8%. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Check whether Georgia Power is overbuilding the grid for data centers source: ajc.com
- Commissioners should explain their votes to the public source: ajc.com
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