David Burgess is an American former politician who served on the

Georgia Public Service Commission The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is a statutory organ of the state government of Georgia; elected among five commission districts, the board consists of a Chairman, a Vice-chairman, and three Commissioners. PSC regulates telecommunic ...

from 1999 to 2007. He was the first Black member of the commission since its establishment in 1879. Burgess graduated from Georgia Tech in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, and worked as a public utilities engineer at the Public Service Commission. Rising through the ranks over the years, Burgess served as Director of Rates and Tariffs from 1988 until 1997, and from 1997 to 1999 as the Director of the commission's Telecommunications Unit. He was selected by Governor

Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th Govern ...

in April 1999 to serve out the remaining term of Dave Baker, and subsequently won election to a full term in November 2000. He ascended to the role of chairman of the PSC in 2002. The last (and currently most recent, as of 2022) Democratic incumbent on the commission, he was defeated in his bid for a second full term in 2006 by Republican candidate

Chuck Eaton Charles "Chuck" Eaton Jr. (born April 1, 1969) is a Judge on the Fulton County Superior Court in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to the Court by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on August 12, 2021. Biography Eaton received an Accounti ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, David Georgia (U.S. state) politicians Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats 1959 births Living people Georgia Public Service Commission