William "Bill" A. Mundell

Biographical Information

In 1999, the Honorable William Mundell was appointed to a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission and, in the November 7, 2007 General Election, he was elected to the seat.  The following is his biography from the 2008 Corporation Commission site:

Commissioner William Mundell was born at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska.  He came to Arizona from Illinois in 1968 with his parents.  He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Art's degree in political science in 1974.  He earned a Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas in 1977.

Mundell has been in private practice as an attorney in Chandler, Arizona since 1977, except from 1980 to 1986 when he served as the Presiding Judge of the Chandler Municipal Court.  In 1986, he resigned as judge to run for the Arizona House of Representatives.

Mundell was first elected in 1986 and served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1987 to 1992. As chairman of the House Environment Committee, he sponsored numerous pieces of legislation protecting Arizona's environment, including the state's first recycling law. Additional committee assignments included Counties & Municipalities, Natural Resources & Agriculture and Judiciary. During his tenure at the legislature, he was voted "One of Arizona's Top 10 Legislators." He was a candidate for the United States Congress in 1992.

Mundell has served as a Judge Pro Tem on the Maricopa County Superior Court. His past civic and community service memberships include vice president of public policy, Chandler Chamber of Commerce; vice president of Arizona Heritage Alliance; president of the Chandler Fraternal Order of Police Associates; chairman, the United Way, the East Valley Partnership; board of directors, Chandler Regional Hospital; the Lions Club; and the Salvation Army Advisory Board.

Governor Jane Hull appointed Mundell to the Arizona Corporation Commission on June 21, 1999, after the Arizona Supreme Court determined that the former commissioner was ineligible to hold office. In the 2000 general election, he was elected to serve out the remaining four years of his term. He became Chairman of the Commission in January 2001 and served in that capacity until January 2003. Mundell was re-elected in 2004 and his term runs through the end 2008.

Mundell presently serves on the Telecommunications and Consumer Affairs Committees of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Mundell is married to Barbara R. Mundell, and has two children, Meghan and Samantha.

Education

Juris Doctorate, St. Mary's University San Antonio Texas, 1977

Bachelor Arts: Political Science, Arizona State University, 1974

Employment

Arizona Legislative Service

Sources

Birth:  Arizona Legislative Biography sheet

Education: Arizona Legislative Biography Sheet