Appointment: Commissioner
Appointed: Sept. 3, 2014, by Governor Pence
Term Expires: April 1, 2025
Jim Huston was appointed to the Commission by Governor Mike Pence on Sept. 3, 2014, and was reappointed by Governor Eric Holcomb on March 31, 2017, and on March 31, 2021. He was named Chairman of the Commission by Governor Holcomb in March 2018. He serves on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Gas and also as Vice Chair of the Gas Technology Institute’s Public Interest Advisory Committee. He serves on the Member Representatives Committee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and was recently appointed to the NARUC-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Collaborative.
Before his appointment, Chairman Huston served as chief of staff at the Indiana State Department of Health. During Governor Daniels’s administration, he served as executive director of the Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives.
Chairman Huston began his career as the scheduler and travelling aide to Governor Robert Orr. He also served as deputy chief of staff to Congressman David McIntosh, district director to Congressman Steve Buyer, and deputy chief of staff to Congressman Todd Rokita.
Chairman Huston earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Ball State University. He also is a 1987 recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award and is a member of Brownsburg Kiwanis.
Chairman Huston and his wife Christy have been married 38 years and are the proud parents of four boys: John (wife Lt. Lauren, USN); Captain Luke, Army Aerial Artillery Defense (wife Faith); David, (wife Shae), both Resident Doctors; and Joseph, who is at home with mom and dad. The Hustons reside in Brownsburg and are members of Calvary United Methodist Church.