Joe Jordan
News Channel Nebraska
Two top state officials, both Republicans and members of the Public Service Commission, have been censured by their own board.
Commissioners Christian Mirch and Kevin Stocker have been reprimanded following what we’re told is an” independent investigation into allegations of misconduct.”
According to a statement from PSC Chairman Dan Watermeier, “The Commission will not condone the conduct that led us to today’s decision to censure these two Commissioners. We shouldn’t need a code of conduct to tell us that as elected officials we are accountable for our actions.”
The five-member board voted 3-2 in favor of the censures, but the Commission has yet to disclose details of the misconduct.
Commissioners Watermeier, Tim Schram, and Eric Kamler voted in favor of the censures. Mirch and Stocker voted no.
Mirch was appointed to the PSC by Gov. Jim Pillen in January, following Mirch’s unsuccessful attempt to unseat State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha last November. Mirch’s PSC biography notes he is an “attorney and active law enforcement officer.”
Stocker, who lives just outside of Scottsbluff, was elected to the Commission last year. His PSC biography describes Stocker as a “successful Nebraska businessman in both Transportation and Agriculture.”
