Jon Rosenthal
What this job does: One of three members of the Railroad Commission. Despite the name, it no longer oversees railroads. It regulates the oil and natural gas industry, pipelines, natural gas utilities, propane and coal and uranium mining. A term is six years.
- Current office
- State Representative, Texas House District 135 (since 2019)
- Occupation
- Mechanical engineer (oil and gas)
- Lives in
- Houston
Background
- Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin (1991); graduate certificate in subsea engineering from the University of Houston (2016). source: ballotpedia.org
- Mechanical engineer with more than two decades in oil and gas, including as project manager and subsea systems engineer. source: ballotpedia.org
- Texas House of Representatives, District 135 (northwest Houston), since January 2019; term ends January 2027. source: ballotpedia.org
- Family has lived in northwest Houston since 2007. source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- Railroad Commission community liaisons in every region and a 24/7 hotline source: texastribune.org
- Scrutinize utilities to make gas rates more affordable source: texastribune.org
- End routine flaring and venting; add leak detection and repair rules source: texastribune.org
- Expand well plugging and repurpose idle wells for geothermal and CO2 storage source: texastribune.org
- Deny new permits to companies that violate rules source: texastribune.org
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