Lee Muns speaks about run for Public Service Commission - The Augusta Press

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Lee Muns is married with five kids and ten grandchildren. He was born in Augusta and now lives in Harlem. He attends Warren Grovetown Church.

Lee is the founder and owner of Muns Welding and Mechanical, Inc. and Muns Services, LLC, where he has led operations for over 35 years, overseeing industrial construction work in power generation, metal fabrication, and infrastructure. He began his career as a pipefitter apprentice at the Savannah River Site

Lee previously served on the Columbia County School Board.

Supports "smart, sustainable energy solutions."

- Supports "smart, sustainable energy solutions."

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Supports freezing all rate increases until there is full transparency and accountability from utility companies.

Wants a thorough review of user cut-off rates and "real solutions to reduce them."

Believes residential and small business ratepayers will face high utility costs without strong leadership at the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Wants to protect residential and small business ratepayers from high utility costs for infrastructure updates that serve data centers and manufacturing.

- Supports freezing all rate increases until there is full transparency and accountability from utility companies.
- Wants a thorough review of user cut-off rates and "real solutions to reduce them."
- Wants to protect residential and small business ratepayers from high utility costs for infrastructure updates that serve data centers and manufacturing.

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Supports changing the election of commissioners from a statewide vote to district-based elections.

- Supports changing the election of commissioners from a statewide vote to district-based elections.

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As of April 28, 2025, Lee Muns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Supports freezing all rate increases until there is full transparency and accountability from utility companies.
- Wants a thorough review of user cut-off rates and "real solutions to reduce them."

As of June 11, 2025, Lee Muns’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Lee is from Augusta, Georgia. He currently resides in Harlem, Georgia, with his wife, their five children, and ten grandchildren. He brings over 35 years of experience in industrial construction, specializing in power generation, fabrication, and infrastructure. He is a life member of the NRA, a pro-life advocate, and an active member of Warren Grovetown Church.

Lee is the founder and owner of Muns Welding and Mechanical, Inc. and Muns Services, LLC, where he has led operations for over 35 years, overseeing industrial construction work in power generation, metal fabrication, and infrastructure. He began his career as a pipefitter apprentice at the Savannah River Site. Through his construction experience, he learned how to build power plants in the most cost-effective way. At age 27, he founded Muns Welding and Mechanical, Inc., which grew into a group of companies employing over 120 professionals, including engineers and tradespeople.

Lee works in the construction industry as a project manager for Muns Services LLC.

Lee Muns previously served as a Columbia County school board member. 

- Believes Georgia's aging power facilities need upgrades.

- Opposes expanding the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant due to "extreme cost overruns" during the construction of two new reactors.

- Believes the Public Service Commission's role in regulating power producers and rates is crucial due to increased demand from new factories and data centers.

As of June 11, 2025, Lee Muns did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports transparency and accountability in utility costs and energy regulation.

Tim Echols has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to Windy Davis. They have seven children together. 

Before taking elected office, Tim worked as the founder and board member for TeenPact, a nonprofit that trains young people to understand government. 

Tim was elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2010 and has served in the position since. 

Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.

Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies or legislative mandates.

Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies.

- Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.
- Supports solar energy, saying it benefits farmers, developers, and poorer counties through tax revenue, and as a Public Service Commissioner, created net metering and community solar programs in Georgia without subsidies.

Supports keeping Georgia's energy rates low.

Advocates for keeping energy rates low by having a diverse mix of fuel, developing carbon-free technologies, and "having creative rates that incentivize people and companies to use energy overnight when we have a surplus."

- Advocates for keeping energy rates low by having a diverse mix of fuel, developing carbon-free technologies, and "having creative rates that incentivize people and companies to use energy overnight when we have a surplus."

As a state representative, led the effort to provide the Salvation Army and two other agencies with $5 million to help low-income seniors in Atlanta with heating assistance.

- As a state representative, led the effort to provide the Salvation Army and two other agencies with $5 million to help low-income seniors in Atlanta with heating assistance.

Supports union labor and advocates for the transition of the workforce from coal to emerging technologies like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).

Believes America must invest in nuclear reactors and technology to maintain international standards for nuclear safety and security and to compete with China's technology exports.

- Supports union labor and advocates for the transition of the workforce from coal to emerging technologies like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs).
- Believes America must invest in nuclear reactors and technology to maintain international standards for nuclear safety and security and to compete with China's technology exports.

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Tim has a bachelor's degree and two master's degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to Windy Davis. They have seven children together. 

Tim Echols was elected to the Georgia Public Service Commission in 2010 and has served in the position since. 

- Supports reprocessing nuclear waste and developing renewable resources like biomass and solar energy.

As of April 28, 2025, Timothy Guy Echols’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports the development of nuclear energy.

As a public service commissioner, worked to ensure utilities are held accountable and that ratepayers' interests are represented.

- A Public Service Commissioner is an elected official who serves on Georgia’s five-member Public Service Commission, which oversees statewide utilities like electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, and trucking.
- The commission was originally created in 1879 to manage the building and upkeep of railroads.
- Today, its role is to make sure Georgians have safe, dependable, and affordable utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications.
- The commission has five members, each chosen in statewide elections to serve staggered six-year terms.

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