Grassroots conservative Christy Kelly announced her candidacy for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). Voters will decide who will serve in three of the five commission seats in 2024. Jim O’Connor is not running for reelection to the ACC, and progressive Commissioner Anna Tovar and Republican Commissioner Lea Márquez Petersen are up for reelection.
Kelly’s platform of stopping Arizona utility companies following ESG guidelines stands in sharp contrast to the field of current candidates. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance, and are the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a business or company.
“You need me on the commission because I am here to sound the alarm that the biggest threat to Arizona that the commission faces is ESG and Green New Deal mandates,” she told The Arizona Sun Times.
Kelly (pictured above) identifies as part of the #WalkAway movement as a former Democrat who became a Republican. She said, “I like to say I’ve always been conservative — I just didn’t know it. Black folks are naturally conservative, we were just brainwashed.”
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