Legislative Committee
Sponsor, Robert Black
Waterville Gas & Oil Company
PO Box 259
Waterville, Ohio 43566
(P) 419.878.4972
(F) 419.878.7780
rblack@watervillegas.com
Chairman, Paul Briggs
Dominion Transmission
180 East Broad Street Suite 822
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(P) 614.221.3263
(F) 614.221.3307
paul.r.briggs@dom.com
Richard Dickerson
UTI Corporation
4700 Homer Ohio Lane
Groveport, OH 43125
(P) 614.482.8080
(F) 614.482.8070
Uti.rddickerson@att.net
Scott Elisar
McNees Wallace & Nurick
Representing Ohio Gas Company
21 E. State Street, 17th floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(P) 614.719.2850
selisar@mwncmn.com
Sam Gerhardstein
Columbia Gas of Ohio
200 Civic Center Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(P) 614.460.4696
F) 614.460.5502
sgerhardstein@nisource.com
Jim Henning
Duke Energy
139 East Fourth Street, EA503
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(P) 513.419.5951
(F) 513.419.5470
j.henning@duke-energy.com
Peter Jaskoski
TransCanada/ANR Pipeline
5250 Corporate Drive
Troy, Michigan 48098
(P) 248.205.4536
(F) 248.205.4636
peter_jaskoski@transcanada.com
Brian Jonard
Southeastern Natural Gas Co.
P. O. Box 430
Frazeysburg, Ohio 43822
(P) 740.828.2892
(F) 740.828.3660
bjonard@ohiooil.com
John Keaton
Duke Energy
155 East Broad Street, 21st Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(P) 614.222.1330
(F) 614.222.1337
john.keaton@duke-energy.com
Mike Roeder
Vectren
One Vectren Square
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(P) 812.491.5255
(F) 812.491.4078
mroeder@vectren.com
Laurie K. Thornton
Manager of Government Affairs
Vectren Corporation
101 W. Ohio Street Suite 450
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(P) 317.260.5601
(C) 317.442.3900
lthornton@vectren.com
Richard Walden
Sheldon Gas Company
12925 Blanchard Twp. Rd. 50
Dunkirk, Ohio 45836
(P) 419.759.2351
(F) 419.759.2705
sheldongas@wcoil.com
Todd Ware
The Energy Cooperative
PO Box 4970
Newark, Ohio 43058
(P) 800.255.6815
(F) 740.344.2054
Committee Responsibilities
1. Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, this committee is responsible for the affairs of the Association involving various state legislative bodies.
Committee Duties
1. Maintain contact with various state legislative bodies to keep informed of actions that might affect member companies of the Association. Assemble and disseminate data of interest to member companies.
2. Study proposed legislation to determine possible effect on member companies. After consultation with member companies and approval of the Board of Trustees, confer with state legislators to emphasize weaknesses of certain bills that affect members.
3. Develop and stimulate a political awareness among member companies to keep them informed of legislative activities that could have a direct effect on member companies.
4. Develop and maintain effective communication with appropriate Association personnel to coordinate efforts dealing with legislative matters that affect Association members.
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