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Torres withdraws sole CPUC nomination
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres on Thursday withdrew his sole nominee to the long-stagnant Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission.
James Benavente is no longer a candidate to serve on the CPUC board, as per the candidate’s request to Torres.
According to a statement from the Torres administration, Benavente himself sought “the opportunity to focus” on his professional engineering certification.
Benavente is currently working on a civil engineering license. He was nominated by Torres last June 21, 2017, and is also working at the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality.
Benavente obtained his bachelor’s in Civil Engineering at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.
“… I have accepted his request to provide him the opportunity to focus on preparing for this rigorous examination. It speaks to his commitment to being a more effective public servant,” said the Torres statement.
“I wish him the best of luck in obtaining his PE certification, and I look forward to reappointing him to CPUC at a later date,” said the statement.
The CPUC board has been inactive for over a year.
