Gabriella Passidomo Smith was reappointed to the Florida Public Service Commission by Governor Ron DeSantis for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2023. She was first appointed to the Commission in 2021 to fill a vacant seat.

Commissioner Passidomo Smith is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). She serves on the NARUC Committee on Gas, the NARUC Gas Subcommittee on Pipeline Safety, and was recently appointed to serve on NARUC’s Task Force on Gas Planning. Commissioner Passidomo Smith is a member of the Financial Research Institute’s Advisory Board and was appointed to the Gas Technology Institute’s Public Interest Advisory Council and New Mexico State University’s Center for Public Utilities Advisory Council.

Before being appointed to the Commission, Commissioner Passidomo Smith served in the FPSC’s Office of General Counsel, where she provided analysis and recommendations on issues spanning the Commission’s regulatory jurisdiction.

Commissioner Passidomo Smith served as a law clerk for the Florida solicitor general in the Office of the Attorney General. As a law student, she interned in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy. Commissioner Passidomo Smith also authored a report on federal certifications for natural gas pipeline construction under the National Environmental Policy Act, becoming very familiar with federal energy and environmental policy.

Commissioner Passidomo Smith graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida. She earned a Juris Doctorate from the Washington and Lee University School of Law and is a member of the Florida Bar. She received her MBA from Florida State University.