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List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission

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Chair of the Federal Communications Commission
Incumbent
Brendan Carr
since January 20, 2025
Term lengthNo fixed length
First holderEugene Sykes

The following is a list of the chairs of the Federal Communications Commission.[1]

List

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No. Image Commissioner Party Home state Start End Refs.
1 Eugene O. Sykes Democratic Mississippi July 11, 1934 March 8, 1935 [2]
2 Anning S. Prall Democratic New York March 9, 1935 July 23, 1937
3 Frank R. McNinch Democratic North Carolina October 1, 1937 August 31, 1939
4 Larry Fly Democratic Texas September 1, 1939 November 13, 1944
Acting E. K. Jett Independent Maryland November 16, 1944 December 20, 1944
5 Paul A. Porter Democratic Kentucky December 21, 1944 February 25, 1946
Acting Charles R. Denny Democratic District of Columbia February 26, 1946 December 3, 1946
6 December 3, 1946 October 31, 1947
Acting Paul A. Walker Democratic Oklahoma November 3, 1947 December 28, 1947
7 Wayne Coy Democratic Indiana December 29, 1947 February 21, 1952
8 Paul A. Walker Democratic Oklahoma February 28, 1952 April 17, 1953
9 Rosel H. Hyde Republican Idaho April 18, 1953 October 3, 1954
10 George McConnaughey Republican Ohio October 4, 1954 June 30, 1957
11 John C. Doerfer Republican Wisconsin July 1, 1957 March 10, 1960
12 Frederick W. Ford Republican West Virginia March 15, 1960 March 1, 1961
13 Newton N. Minow Democratic Illinois March 2, 1961 June 1, 1963
14 E. William Henry Democratic Tennessee June 2, 1963 May 1, 1966
Acting Rosel H. Hyde Republican Idaho May 1, 1966 June 27, 1966
15 June 27, 1966 October 31, 1969
16 Dean Burch Republican Arizona October 31, 1969 March 8, 1974
17 Richard E. Wiley Republican Illinois March 8, 1974 October 13, 1977
18 Charles D. Ferris Democratic Massachusetts October 17, 1977 February 4, 1981
Acting Robert Lee Republican Illinois February 5, 1981 April 13, 1981
19 April 13, 1981 May 18, 1981
20 Mark S. Fowler Republican Florida May 18, 1981 April 17, 1987
21 Dennis R. Patrick Republican California April 18, 1987 August 7, 1989
22 Alfred C. Sikes Republican Missouri August 8, 1989 January 19, 1993
Acting James H. Quello Democratic Michigan February 5, 1993 November 28, 1993 [3]
23 Reed Hundt Democratic Maryland November 29, 1993 November 3, 1997 [4]
24 William Kennard Democratic California November 3, 1997 January 19, 2001 [5]
25 Michael Powell Republican Virginia January 22, 2001 March 17, 2005 [6]
26 Kevin Martin Republican North Carolina March 18, 2005 January 20, 2009 [7][8]
Acting Michael Copps Democratic Wisconsin January 22, 2009 June 28, 2009 [9]
27 Julius Genachowski Democratic Washington, D.C. June 29, 2009 May 17, 2013 [10]
Acting Mignon Clyburn Democratic South Carolina May 20, 2013 November 4, 2013 [11]
28 Tom Wheeler Democratic California November 4, 2013 January 20, 2017 [12][13]
29 Ajit Pai Republican Kansas January 23, 2017 January 20, 2021 [14][15]
Acting Jessica Rosenworcel Democratic Connecticut January 20, 2021 October 26, 2021
30 October 26, 2021 January 20, 2025 [16]
31 Brendan Carr Republican Washington, D.C. January 20, 2025 present [17]

References

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  1. ^ List of FCC commissioners from 1934 to present at the FCC website
  2. ^ "Eugene O. Sykes, 68, Mississippi Jurist. Former Chairman of Federal Communications Body Dies. Justice of State Court". New York Times. Associated Press. June 22, 1945. Retrieved 2015-01-16. Eugene Octave Sykes, former justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi and an original member of the Federal Radio Commission and of the later Federal Communications Commission, died of a heart attack today after an illness of several months. ...
  3. ^ "Biography Of James Quello". FCC.
  4. ^ "Biography Of Reed Hundt". FCC.
  5. ^ "Biography Of William E. Kennard". FCC.
  6. ^ "Biography Of Michael K. Powell". FCC.
  7. ^ "Bush taps Martin to head FCC". CNN. March 16, 2005.
  8. ^ "Biography Of Kevin J. Martin". FCC.
  9. ^ "Biography of Former Commissioner Michael J. Copps". FCC.
  10. ^ "Biography of Former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski". FCC.
  11. ^ "Biography of Former Commissioner Mignon Clyburn". FCC.
  12. ^ "Tom Wheeler assumes FCC Chairmanship". Wireless History Foundation.
  13. ^ "Biography of Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler". FCC.
  14. ^ Cullari, Samuel F. (January 23, 2017). "Ajit Pai Appointed Chairman of the FCC – Expect Change". Technology Law Dispatch.
  15. ^ "Biography of Former Chairman Ajit Pai". FCC.
  16. ^ "Jessica Rosenworcel '97 confirmed as Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman". New York University School of Law. December 13, 2021.
  17. ^ Feiner, Lauren (January 20, 2025). "Brendan Carr is officially in charge of the FCC". The Verge.
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