AN ENGINEER, NOT A POLITICAN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Chris Justin is a licensed professional engineer, small business owner, and energy policy expert running for Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 1 as an Independent (No Party) candidate.


With more than 15 years of experience in engineering and regulatory policy, Chris has worked to make energy systems more efficient, accountable, and cost-effective. As an Energy Policy Consultant with Emergent Grid Solutions, he advised the Louisiana Public Service Commission on reducing electricity costs for ratepayers through stronger energy efficiency programs, improved cost-effectiveness standards, and stricter oversight of utility spending. He worked to eliminate waste, including the roughly $12.8 million Louisiana ratepayers spend annually on utility “ghost charges,” always focused on protecting the hard-earned dollars of families and small businesses.


Earlier in his career, Chris worked as a process engineer at the Shell Norco Refinery, where he evaluated energy performance and helped prioritize investments that delivered measurable efficiency and cost savings. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Louisiana.

Chris and his wife, Katie, are raising their three children, Rowan (6), Hazel (4), and Juniper (21 months), in Lakeview. Their children attend Hynes Charter School in Lakeview, where Chris volunteers with the PTO and coaches youth basketball. As a father, he understands how rising electricity costs and grid failures affect families every day.


Chris believes the Public Service Commission should work for the people who pay the bills, not the powerful interests it regulates.

“Monopoly utility companies haven’t been doing their job. Our power grid is falling apart, and it shouldn’t go down every time there’s wind or rain. We need an independent regulator who's not beholden to utilities. Someone who isn’t afraid to say no when they request a blank check on the backs of working families. I’m running because I’m sick and tired of watching Louisiana families get stuck with bad deals from the very Commission that’s supposed to protect them.”

-CHRIS JUSTIN