{{Short description|American politician}} {{Similar names|William Mundell (disambiguation){{!}}William Mundell}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Bill Mundell | image = Bill Mundell by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Mundell in 2025 | office1 = Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission | term_start1 = 1999 | term_end1 = 2009 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | state_house2 = Arizona | district2 = 30th | alongside2 = Mark Killian | term_start2 = 1986 | term_end2 = 1992 | predecessor2 = James Sossaman | successor2 = Jeff Groscost | birth_place = Anchorage, Alaska | education = Arizona State University (BA)<br>St. Mary's University, Texas (JD) | party = Democratic<br>Republican (formerly) }} '''William A. Mundell''' is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission from 1999 until 2009 and in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1986 to 1992 as a Republican. He left the party and ran for the former position in 2016, 2018, and 2020 as a Democrat.
==Early life and education== Mundell was born at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. His family moved to Arizona from Illinois in 1968. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University, Texas in 1977.<ref name="Library">{{cite web|url=https://apps.azlibrary.gov/officials/Legislators/Person/1017|title=William "Bill" A. Mundell|website=Arizona State Library|access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
==Political career== Mundell practiced law in Chandler until he served as presiding judge of the Chandler Municipal Court from 1980 to 1986.
He resigned from the role to successfully run for the Arizona House of Representatives for the 30th district in 1986, succeeding James Sossaman and serving alongside Mark Killian. He chaired the House Environment Committee, where he sponsored legislation promoting protecting nature and recycling.
He retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992.
In 1999, governor Jane Dee Hull appointed Mundell to the Arizona Corporation Commission. In 2006, Mundell co-authored renewable energy standards seeking to promote renewable energy in the state.<ref name="Holmes 9/28/2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc15.com/news/state/former-commissioner-bill-mundell-wants-back-on-acc-to-get-back-to-accountability|title=Former Commissioner Bill Mundell wants back on ACC to 'get back to accountability'|last=Holmes|first=Courtney|date=September 28, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2025|website=KNXV-TV}}</ref>
==Party switch and later runs for office== ===2016=== Mundell ran for his former position on the commission as a Democrat in 2016. Save Our AZ Solar, a group linked to SolarCity spent most of its $2.4 million into backing Mundell. He ultimately lost to Republican candidates Bob Burns, Andy Tobin, and Boyd Dunn in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_ddef4772-d961-55be-a93f-825ddc0dbefb.html?mode=nowapp|title=Bob Burns keeps Arizona Corporation Commission seat; Tobin running second in 5-way race|last=Fischer|first=Howard|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2025|website=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref><ref name="Holmes 9/28/2020"/>
===2018=== Two years later, in 2018, he sought the position again but did not advance from the Democratic primary election, placing behind Sandra Kennedy and Kiana Sears respectively.
===2020=== He again ran for a position on the board in 2020, pledging to strengthen accountability on the board.<ref name="Holmes 9/28/2020"/> He ultimately placed fifth in the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tucson.com/news/local/article_7d444142-1e41-11eb-b93d-efeb9f147fbb.html?mode=nowapp|title=Democrat, two Republicans lead vote for seats on Arizona Corporation Commission|last=Wichner|first=David|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=April 22, 2025|website=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===2018=== {{Election box begin no change | title= 2018 Arizona Corporation Commission Democratic primary election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Arizona Democratic Party |candidate = Sandra Kennedy |votes = 351,561 |percentage = 45.1 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Arizona Democratic Party |candidate = Kiana Sears |votes = 219,011 |percentage = 28.1 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Arizona Democratic Party |candidate = William "Bill" Mundell |votes = 208,941 |percentage = 26.8 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 779,513 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}}
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==External links== *{{Ballotpedia|William_Mundell|William Mundell}}
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