| Commissioner | Party Affiliation |
State | Term of Service | |
| From | To | |||
| Eugene O. Sykes Chairman |
Democrat | Mississippi | Jul 11, 1934 Jul 11, 1934 |
Apr 5, 1939 Mar 8, 1935 |
| Thad H. Brown | Republican | Ohio | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1940 |
| Paul A. Walker Acting Chairman Chairman |
Democrat | Oklahoma | Jul 11, 1934 Nov 3, 1947 Feb 28, 1952 |
Jun30, 1953 Dec 28, 1947 Apr 17, 1953 |
| Norman Case | Republican | Rhode Island | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1945 |
| Irvin Stewart | Democrat | Texas | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1937 |
| George Henry Payne | Republican | New York | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1943 |
| Hampson Gary | Democrat | Texas | Jul 11, 1934 | Jan 1, 1935 |
| Anning S. Prall Chairman |
Democrat | New York | Jan 17, 1935 Mar 9, 1935 |
Jul 23, 1937 Jul 23, 1937 |
| T. A. M. Craven | Democrat | DC Virginia |
Aug 25, 1937 Jul 2, 1956 |
Jun 30, 1944 Mar 25, 1963 |
| Frank McNinch Chairman |
Democrat | North Carolina | Oct 1, 1937 Oct 1, 1937 |
Aug 31, 1939 Aug 31, 1939 |
| Frederic I. Thompson | Democrat | Alabama | Apr 13, 1939 | Jun 30, 1941 |
| James Lawrence Fly Chairman |
Democrat | Texas | Sept 1, 1939 Sept 1, 1939 |
Nov 13, 1944 Nov 13, 1944 |
| Ray C. Wakefield | Republican | California | Mar 22, 1941 | Jun 30, 1947 |
| Clifford J. Durr | Democrat | Alabama | Nov 1, 1941 | Jun 30, 1948 |
| Ewell K. Jett Interim Chairman |
Independent | Maryland | Feb 15, 1944 Nov 16, 1944 |
Dec 31, 1947 Dec 20, 1944 |
| Paul A. Porter Chairman |
Democrat | Kentucky | Dec 21, 1944 Dec 21, 1944 |
Feb 25, 1946 Feb 25, 1946 |
| Charles R. Denny Acting Chairman Chairman |
Democrat | DC | Mar 30, 1945 Feb 26, 1946 Dec 4, 1946 |
Oct 31, 1947 Dec 3, 1946 Oct 31, 1947 |
| William H. Willis | Republican | Vermont | Jul 23, 1945 | Mar 6, 1946 |
| Rosel H. Hyde Chairman Acting Chairman Acting Chairman Chairman |
Republican | Idaho | Apr 17, 1946 Apr 18, 1953 Apr 19, 1954 May 1, 1966 Jun 27, 1966 |
Oct 31, 1969 Apr 18, 1954 Oct 3, 1954 Jun 26, 1966 Oct 31, 1969 |
| Edward M. Webster | Independent | DC | Apr 10, 1947 | Jun 30, 1956 |
| Robert F. Jones | Republican | Ohio | Sept 5, 1947 | Sept 19, 1952 |
| Wayne Coy Chairman |
Democrat | Indiana | Dec 29, 1947 Dec 29, 1947 |
Feb 21, 1952 Feb 21, 1952 |
| George E. Sterling | Republican | Maine | Jan 2, 1948 | Sept 30, 1954 |
| Frieda B. Hennock | Democrat | New York | Jul 6, 1948 | Jun 30, 1955 |
| Robert T. Bartley | Democrat | Texas | Mar 6, 1952 | Jun 30, 1972 |
| Eugene H. Merrill | Democrat | Utah | Oct 6, 1952 | Apr 15, 1953 |
| John C. Doerfer Chairman |
Republican | Wisconsin | Apr 15, 1953 Jul 1, 1957 |
Mar 10, 1960 Mar 10, 1960 |
| Robert E. Lee Interim Chairman Chairman |
Republican | Illinois | Oct 6, 1953 Feb 5, 1981 Apr 13, 1981 |
Jun 30, 1981 Apr 12, 1981 May 18,1981 |
| George McConnaughey Chairman |
Republican | Ohio | Oct 4, 1954 Oct 4, 1954 |
Jun 30, 1957 Jun 30, 1957 |
| Frederick W. Ford Chairman |
Republican | West Virginia | Aug 29, 1957 Mar 15, 1960 |
Dec 31, 1964 Mar 1, 1961 |
| John S. Cross | Democrat | Arkansas | May 23, 1958 | Sept 30, 1962 |
| Charles H. King | Republican | Michigan | Jul 19, 1960 | Mar 2, 1961 |
| Newton N. Minow Chairman |
Democrat | Illinois | Mar 2, 1961 Mar 2, 1961 |
Jun 1, 1963 Jun 1, 1963 |
| E. William Henry Chairman |
Democrat | Tennessee | Oct 2, 1962 Jun 2, 1963 |
May 1, 1966 May 1, 1966 |
| Kenneth A. Cox | Democrat | Washington | Mar 26, 1963 | Aug 31, 1970 |
| Lee Loevinger | Democrat | Minnesota | Jun 11, 1963 | Jun 30, 1968 |
| James J. Wadsworth | Republican | New York | May 5, 1965 | Oct. 31, 1969 |
| Nicholas Johnson | Democrat | Iowa | Jul 1 1966 | Dec 5, 1973 |
| H. Rex Lee | Democrat | DC | Oct 28, 1968 | Dec 31, 1973 |
| Dean Burch Chairman |
Republican | Arizona | Oct 31, 1969 Oct 31, 1969 |
Mar 8, 1974 Mar 8, 1974 |
| Robert Wells | Republican | Kansas | Nov 6, 1969 | Nov 1, 1971 |
| Thomas J. Houser | Republican | Illinois | Jan 6, 1971 | Oct 5, 1971 |
| Charlotte T. Reid | Republican | Illinois | Oct 8, 1971 | Jul 1, 1976 |
| Richard E. Wiley Chairman |
Republican | Illinois | Jan 5, 1972 Mar 8, 1974 |
Oct 13, 1977 Oct 13, 1977 |
| Benjamin L. Hooks | Democrat | Tennessee | Jul 5, 1972 | Jul 25, 1977 |
| James H. Quello Chairman |
Democrat | Michigan | Apr 30, 1974 Feb 5, 1993 |
Nov 1, 1997 Nov 28, 1993 |
| Glen O. Robinson | Democrat | Minnesota | Jul 10, 1974 | Aug 30, 1976 |
| Abbott M. Washburn | Republican | Minnesota | Jul 10, 1974 | Oct 1, 1982 |
| Joseph R. Fogarty | Democrat | Rhode Island | Sept 17, 1976 | Jun 30, 1983 |
| Margita E. White | Republican | Sweden | Sept 23, 1976 | Feb 28, 1979 |
| Charles D. Ferris Chairman |
Democrat | Massachusetts | Oct 17, 1977 Oct 17, 1977 |
Apr 10, 1981 Feb 4, 1981 |
| Tyrone Brown | Democrat | Virginia | Nov 15, 1977 | Jan 31, 1981 |
| Anne P. Jones | Republican | Massachusetts | Apr 7, 1979 | May 31, 1983 |
| Mark S. Fowler Chairman |
Republican | Canada | May 18, 1981 May 18, 1981 |
Apr 17, 1987 Apr 17, 1987 |
| Mimi Weyforth Dawson | Republican | Missouri | Jul 6, 1981 | Dec 3, 1987 |
| Henry M. Rivera | Democrat | New Mexico | Aug 10, 1981 | Sept 15, 1985 |
| Stephen A. Sharp | Republican | Ohio | Oct 4, 1982 | Jun 30, 1983 |
| Dennis R. Patrick Chairman |
Republican | California | Dec 2, 1983 Apr 18, 1987 |
Apr 17, 1987 Aug 7, 1989 |
| Patricia Diaz Dennis | Democrat | New Mexico | Jun 25, 1986 | Sept 29, 1989 |
| Alfred C. Sikes Chairman |
Republican | Missouri | Aug 8, 1989 Aug 8, 1989 |
Jan 19, 1993 Jan 19, 1993 |
| Sherrie P. Marshall | Republican | Florida | Aug 21, 1989 | Apr 30, 1993 |
| Andrew C. Barrett | Republican | Illinois | Sept 8, 1989 | Mar 30, 1996 |
| Ervin S. Duggan | Democrat | Georgia | Feb 28, 1990 | Jan 30, 1994 |
| Reed E. Hundt Chairman |
Democrat | Maryland | Nov 29, 1993 Nov 29, 1993 |
Nov 3, 1997 Nov 3, 1997 |
| Susan Ness | Democrat | New Jersey | May 19, 1994 | May 30, 2001 |
| Rachelle B. Chong | Republican | California | May 23, 1994 | Nov 3, 1997 |
| William E. Kennard Chairman |
Democrat | California | Nov 3, 1997 Nov 3, 1997 |
Jan 19, 2001 Jan 19, 2001 |
| Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth | Republican | Tennessee | Nov 3, 1997 | May 30, 2001 |
| Michael K. Powell Chairman |
Republican | Virginia | Nov 3, 1997 Jan 22, 2001 |
Mar 17, 2005 Mar 17, 2005 |
| Gloria Tristani | Democrat | New Mexico | Nov 3, 1997 | Sept 7, 2001 |
| Kathleen Q. Abernathy | Republican | Kentucky | May 31, 2001 | Dec 9, 2005 |
| Michael J. Copps Acting Chairman |
Democrat | Wisconsin | May 31, 2001 Jan 22, 2009 |
Dec 31, 2011 June 28, 2009 |
| Kevin J. Martin Chairman |
Republican | North Carolina | Jul 3, 2001 Mar 18, 2005 |
Jan 19, 2009 Jan 19, 2009 |
| Jonathan S. Adelstein | Democrat | South Dakota | Dec 3, 2002 | June 29, 2009 |
| Deborah Taylor Tate | Republican | Tennessee | Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 3, 2009 |
| Robert M. McDowell | Republican | Virginia | Jun 1, 2006 | May 17, 2013 |
| Julius Genachowski Chairman |
Democrat | New York | Jun 29, 2009 Jun 29, 2009 |
May 17, 2013 May 17, 2013 |
| Meredith Attwell Baker | Republican | Texas | July 31, 2009 | June 3, 2011 |
| Mignon Clyburn Acting Chairwoman |
Democrat | South Carolina | August 3, 2009 May 20, 2013 |
June 6, 2018 November 4, 2013 |
| Jessica Rosenworcel Chairwoman Acting Chairwoman Commissioner Commissioner |
Democrat | Connecticut | May 11, 2012 October 26, 2021 January 21, 2021 August 11, 2017 May 11, 2012 |
October 25, 2021 January 20, 2021 January 3, 2017 |
| Ajit Pai Chairman |
Republican | Kansas | May 14, 2012 January 23, 2017 |
January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021 |
| Tom Wheeler Chairman |
Democrat | California | November 4, 2013 November 4, 2013 |
January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 |
| Michael O'Rielly | Republican | New York | November 4, 2013 | December 11, 2020 |
| Brendan Carr | Republican | Virginia | August 11, 2017 | |
| Geoffrey Starks | Democrat | Kansas | January 30, 2019 | |
| Nathan Simington | Republican | Virginia | December 14, 2020 | |
| Anna M. Gomez | Democrat | Virginia | September 25, 2023 | |