RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A top Virginia regulator of public utilities, financial service companies and other businesses has been sworn in.
Patricia West officially joined the three-member State Corporation Commission. Republican lawmakers had been unable to find a consensus candidate for a year until they settled on West in January.
West is a former circuit court judge who worked for former Gov. George Allen and former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. She was previously an associate dean at Regent University’s law school.
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