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President-Elect Donald Trump Nominates Brendan Carr to Head FCC
November 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission after the inauguration in January, replacing current chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who was appointed by President Joe Biden.
Carr is the current senior Republican on the FCC, having served previously as the FCC’s general counsel. Nominated by both Trump and Biden, Carr has been confirmed unanimously by the Senate three times.
Carr, an advocate for the national rollout of 5G, has pushed the government to modernize its infrastructure rules and accelerate the buildout of high-speed networks. His reforms cut billions of dollars in red tape, enabled the private sector to construct high-speed networks in communities across the country, according to the FCC.
Trump, in a media statement, hailed Carr as a “warrior for free speech,” who has fought against government regulation, which the president-elect claims has “stifled Americans’ freedoms,” and held back the economy.
“He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s job creators and innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America,” Trump wrote.
In a separate social media post, Carr thanked Trump for the nomination, saying he was “humbled and honored to serve as chairman of the FCC.”
“Now we get to work,” wrote Carr.
Before joining the FCC as a staffer in 2012, Carr worked as an attorney at Wiley Rein LLP in the firm’s appellate, litigation, and telecom practices. Previously, he clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for Judge Dennis Shedd. After attending Georgetown University for his undergrad, Carr earned his law degree from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law where he served as an editor of the Catholic University Law Review.
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