James O'Connor is an American politician, elected to the
Arizona Corporation Commission
The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Arizona, established by Article 15 of the Arizona Constitution. Arizona is one of only fourteen states with elected commissioners. The Arizona Constitution expl ...
in 2020.
Before entering politics, O'Connor worked for 42 years in the securities industry, owning his own firm, Nexus Financial Services. In 1994, O'Connor served as an advisor to the
California Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature, the lower house being the California State Assembly. The State Senate convenes, along with the State Assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.
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on rules to govern state investment pools.
Electoral history
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2018
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O'Connor ran for the Corporation Commission, losing the Republican primary to
Justin Olson and
Rodney Glassman.
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
After
Boyd Dunn failed to receive enough petition signatures to run for reelection to the commission, O'Connor launched a write-in campaign, receiving enough votes in the primary to secure a spot on the ballot in the general election. O'Connor, along with Republican incumbent
Lea Márquez Peterson
Lea Marquez Peterson is an American politician serving on the Arizona Corporation Commission since 2019. Peterson was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to replace Andy Tobin following his appointment as Director of the Arizona Department of Admini ...
and Democrat
Anna Tovar
Anna Tovar is an American politician who currently serves as a member of Arizona Corporation Commission. She previously served as Mayor of Tolleson, Arizona, as State Senator representing the 19th district, and as a State Representative. She is a ...
were elected to the commission.
In the news
As reported by Business Insider on May 10, 2021,
Arizona GOP official made unverified claims that COVID vaccine turns people into 'potted plants'. Commissioner Jim O'Connor parroted the unverified claims of an Idaho doctor, and told the Arizona Republic that "many people who have taken the shot, many thousands of people here in the US, are deceased. And the deceased part is the good news. And please don't take that out of context."
References
External links
Ballotpedia
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1946 births
Arizona Republicans
Candidates in the 2018 United States elections
Living people