Cynthia Almond | |
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President of the Alabama Public Service Commission | |
Assumed office June 16, 2025 | |
Governor | Kay Ivey |
Preceded by | Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh |
Member of the AlabamaHouseofRepresentatives from the 63rd district | |
In office October 20,2021 –June 16,2025 | |
Preceded by | Bill Poole |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | 1964or1965(age 59–60) Tuscaloosa,Alabama,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | Vanderbilt University University of Alabama (BA,JD) |
Cynthia Lee Almond (born 1964/1965 in Tuscaloosa,Alabama) [1] [2] is an American attorney and politician serving as the president of the Alabama Public Service Commission. She previously served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 63rd district.
Almond was born in Tuscaloosa Alabama and is the daughter of Jimmy Lee,a former Alabama State Legislator. [3] Almond began undergrad at Vanderbilt University,and she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Spanish from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. [4] [5]
Almond has operated an independent law firm since 2008. From 2005 to 2021,she served as a member of the Tuscaloosa City Council from the first district. [6] Almond later worked as a dean of the University of Alabama School of Law. She was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2021,succeeding Bill Poole. [7] [8] [9]
In 2023,Almond was the sole Republican "nay" for an anti-ESG bill that passed in a 74-27 vote. [10]
On June 6,2025,Almond was appointed as the Alabama Public Service Commission president by Kay Ivey. [11]