Nomination of Marshall A. Staunton To Be Administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration at the Department of Energy

The President today announced his intention to nominate Marshall A. Staunton to be Administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration. He would succeed Rayburn D. Hanzlik.

Mr. Staunton is currently serving as Acting Administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration at the Department of Energy. Previously he was Deputy Administrator of the Economic Regulatory Administration in 1985. He was legislative counsel for Bechtel Power Corp., San Francisco, CA, in 1974-1985.

He graduated from Brown University (A.B., 1954) and Stanford University (J.D., 1957). He is married, has four children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born December 17, 1932, in Milwaukee, WI.