{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Peter Hubbard | image = Peter Hubbard 2 (cropped).jpg | office = Member of the Georgia Public Service Commission<br>from the 3rd district | governor = Brian Kemp | term_start = January 1, 2026 | term_end = | predecessor = Fitz Johnson | successor = | birth_name = Peter Jacob Hubbard | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|45|2025|7|16}} | birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | education = University of Memphis (BS)<br>Johns Hopkins University (MA) | website = {{url|peterforgeorgia.com|Campaign website}} }} '''Peter Jacob Hubbard''' (born 1979)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alcorn |first1=Chauncey |title=Black Voters Deliver PSC Win to Hubbard, Who Promises Not to Raise Power Bills |url=https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/peter-hubbard-psc-runoff-black-voters-power-bills/ |website=Capital B Atlanta |access-date=30 March 2026 |date=July 16, 2025}}</ref> is an American politician and clean energy advocate who has served as a member of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in a 2025 special election.
==Early life and education== Hubbard was born in Akron, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Hubbard |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Hubbard |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref> He attended the University of Memphis, where he received two Bachelors of Science degrees in physics and mathematics. While at the University of Memphis, Hubbard worked in the Solar Physics Laboratory and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on solar coronal loops.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schmelz |first1=J. T. |last2=Kashyap |first2=V. L. |last3=Hubbard |first3=P. J. |title=All Coronal Loops Are the Same: Evidence to the Contrary |journal=The Astrophysical Journal Letters |year=2001 |volume=556 |issue=2 |pages=L113–L116 |doi=10.1086/322994|arxiv=astro-ph/0111063 }}</ref> He then attended Johns Hopkins University, where he received a master's degree in international affairs with specializations in Economics as well as Energy, Resources & Environment.<ref name="Website">{{cite web |title=Meet Commissioner Peter Hubbard |url=https://psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/commissioners/peter-hubbard/ |website=State of Georgia Public Service Commission, Commissioner Peter Hubbard |access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref>
==Career== Hubbard founded the Georgia Center for Energy Solutions in 2019 as a nonprofit advocating for clean energy and lower power bills. He attended various PSC meetings, where he spoke about those issues in front of commissioners.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roldan |first1=Amber |title=Early voting starts as Waites, Hubbard vie for Democratic nod for seat on Georgia regulatory board |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/07/early-voting-starts-as-waites-hubbard-vie-for-democratic-nod-for-seat-on-georgia-regulatory-board/ |website=Georgia Recorder |access-date=24 October 2025 |date=July 7, 2025}}</ref>
===Public Service Commission=== ====Elections==== =====2025===== Hubbard ran for a seat on the PSC in a 2025 special election. In a low turnout election, he advanced to a Democratic primary runoff on June 17.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sassoon |first1=Alessandro |title=PSC Primary Election results: District 3 Dems head to runoff, Echols fends off GOP challenger |url=https://atlantaciviccircle.org/2025/06/17/psc-primary-election-results-runoff-echols-waites-hubbard/ |website=Atlanta Civic Circle |access-date=24 October 2025 |date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> He defeated Keisha Waites to win the Democratic nomination in the runoff election with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roldan |first1=Amber |title=Hubbard wins Democratic PSC primary, setting up showdown with governor-appointed incumbent |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/15/live-results-hubbard-waites-face-off-in-democratic-runoff-for-georgia-psc-seat/ |website=Georgia Recorder |access-date=24 October 2025 |date=July 15, 2025}}</ref> In October, he participated in a debate hosted by the Atlanta Press Club. Fitz Johnson, his Republican opponent, did not accept the debate invitation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rocha |first1=Alander |title=Georgia Republicans say they fear local elections could help Democrats in statewide utilities race |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/10/13/georgia-republicans-say-they-fear-local-elections-could-help-democrats-in-statewide-utilities-race/ |website=Georgia Recorder |access-date=24 October 2025 |date=October 13, 2025}}</ref> He focused on reaching out to individual households, informing Georgia Power customers about what the PSC does, and why they should vote for both him and Alicia Johnson, the Democratic nominee for the 2nd district.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rocha |first1=Alander |title=Battle for two seats on Georgia regulatory body heats up as campaigns enter homestretch |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/03/battle-for-two-seats-on-georgia-regulatory-body-heats-up-as-campaigns-enter-homestretch/ |website=Georgia Recorder |access-date=3 November 2025 |date=November 3, 2025}}</ref> He defeated incumbent Fitz Johnson on November 4, 2025 with nearly 63% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia Public Service Commissioner 3 Special Election General |url=https://election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11-04/states/Georgia/race/334620 |website=Decision Desk HQ |access-date=5 November 2025}}</ref>
=====2026===== Hubbard qualified to run for re-election in 2026. No candidates filed to run against him in the primary election, held on May 19.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Emily |title=Five Republicans and four Democrats qualify for Georgia PSC election |url=https://www.wabe.org/five-republicans-four-democrats-qualify-for-psc-election/ |website=WABE |access-date=6 April 2026 |date=March 6, 2026}}</ref>
====Tenure==== Upon taking office, Hubbard and Alicia Johnson became the first Democrats on the Commission since David Burgess lost re-election in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Jimm |title=Democrats Win Georgia PSC Seats From GOP; Governors-Elect Campaigned on Internet Issues |url=https://communicationsdaily.com/article/2025/11/06/democrats-win-georgia-psc-seats-from-gop-governorselect-campaigned-on-internet-issues-2511050044?BC=bc_690c1a413d5c2 |website=Communications Daily |access-date=6 November 2025 |date=November 6, 2025}}</ref> Voting in the political minority, Hubbard voted with Johnson to reconsider Georgia Power's energy budget. The vote fell along party lines and failed 3-2.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Magtoto |first1=Jillian |title=Public Service Commission upholds Georgia Power expansion in 3-2 vote |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/environment/2026/02/19/commissioner-questions-the-legality-of-georgia-power-expansion/88741285007/ |website=Savannah Morning News |access-date=6 April 2026 |date=February 19, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Hubbard met his wife during their Peace Corps service in Morocco in 2004. They have two children.<ref name="Website">{{cite web |title=Meet Commissioner Peter Hubbard |url=https://psc.ga.gov/about-the-psc/commissioners/peter-hubbard/ |website=State of Georgia Public Service Commission, Commissioner Peter Hubbard |access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref>
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