One of Governor Kay Ivey’s greatest legacies will be her outstanding wisdom and prudence in her appointments to fill important judicial and governmental openings. She has shown amazing leadership in this capacity over her decade as Governor.

She had the opportunity to make another stellar appointment in June. Ivey appointed State Representative Cynthia Lee Almond to be the new President of the Alabama Public Service Commission. The vacancy occurred when veteran PSC Commissioner Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh left to take the Trump Administration appointment as Alabama’s Director for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She will work closely with President Trump’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins.

Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at steve@steveflowers.us.