New filings claim Governor Braun had cause for Andy Zay's IURC removal

Former senator used campaign funds for gifts at state utility agency, Braun alleges

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay leads a daylong utility affordability hearing on March 24, 2026, at the IURC's downtown Indianapolis headquarters. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Andy Zay used thousands of dollars in campaign funds to give gifts to staffers at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, new court filings by Gov. Mike Braun allege. Braun’s legal team submitted a response to Zay’s lawsu…

Gov. Braun Defends Firing Utility Chief Andy Zay in Court Filings

Source: Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court INDIANAPOLIS — New court documents filed by Governor Mike Braun’s administration argue the governor had full legal authority to remove Andy Zay from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), directly disputing the former commissioner’s wrongful termination lawsuit. The filings respond to legal action brought by Zay—a former state senator appointed to lead the state’s utility r…

Defendants in lawsuit over Zay’s IURC firing say ‘Braun had cause for removal’

In response to a lawsuit filed by former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay over his firing from the commission, attorneys for the defendants say Gov. Mike Braun had “cause for removal,” claiming he used campaign funds to purchase ties and scarves for IURC employees.

New filings claim Governor Braun had cause for Andy Zay's IURC removal

A new batch of filings in Andy Zay's lawsuit against Governor Mike Braun and his administration claims that Braun had every right to call for Zay's removal from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

State To Judge: Courts Can’t Put Andy Zay Back On The Utility Commission

The Braun administration is asking a Marion County judge to reject former utility regulator Andy Zay’s bid to get his seat back, arguing that Indiana courts have spent more than a century refusing to use injunctions to remove one officeholder and install another. The filing landed just before 11 p.m. Sunday, hours ahead of a status conference in the case. Zay was removed from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on August 3, six weeks after…