Commissioners from 1934 to Present

CommissionerParty
Affiliation		StateTerm of Service
FromTo
Eugene O. Sykes
  Chairman		DemocratMississippiJul 11, 1934
Jul 11, 1934		Apr 5, 1939
Mar 8, 1935
Thad H. BrownRepublicanOhioJul 11, 1934Jun 30, 1940
Paul A. Walker
  Acting Chairman
  Chairman		DemocratOklahomaJul 11, 1934
Nov 3, 1947
Feb 28, 1952		Jun30, 1953
Dec 28, 1947
Apr 17, 1953
Norman CaseRepublicanRhode IslandJul 11, 1934Jun 30, 1945
Irvin StewartDemocratTexasJul 11, 1934Jun 30, 1937
George Henry PayneRepublicanNew YorkJul 11, 1934Jun 30, 1943
Hampson GaryDemocratTexasJul 11, 1934Jan 1, 1935
Anning S. Prall
  Chairman		DemocratNew YorkJan 17, 1935
Mar 9, 1935		Jul 23, 1937
Jul 23, 1937
T. A. M. CravenDemocratDC
Virginia		Aug 25, 1937
Jul 2, 1956		Jun 30, 1944
Mar 25, 1963
Frank McNinch
   Chairman		DemocratNorth CarolinaOct 1, 1937
Oct 1, 1937		Aug 31, 1939
Aug 31, 1939
Frederic I. ThompsonDemocratAlabamaApr 13, 1939Jun 30, 1941
James Lawrence Fly
  Chairman		DemocratTexasSept 1, 1939
Sept 1, 1939		Nov 13, 1944
Nov 13, 1944
Ray C. WakefieldRepublicanCaliforniaMar 22, 1941Jun 30, 1947
Clifford J. DurrDemocratAlabamaNov 1, 1941Jun 30, 1948
Ewell K. Jett
  Interim Chairman		IndependentMarylandFeb 15, 1944
Nov 16, 1944		Dec 31, 1947
Dec 20, 1944
Paul A. Porter
  Chairman		DemocratKentuckyDec 21, 1944
Dec 21, 1944		Feb 25, 1946
Feb 25, 1946
Charles R. Denny
  Acting Chairman
  Chairman		DemocratDCMar 30, 1945
Feb 26, 1946
Dec 4, 1946		Oct 31, 1947
Dec 3, 1946
Oct 31, 1947
William H. WillisRepublicanVermontJul 23, 1945Mar 6, 1946
Rosel H. Hyde
  Chairman
  Acting Chairman
  Acting Chairman
  Chairman		RepublicanIdahoApr 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. WebsterIndependentDCApr 10, 1947Jun 30, 1956
Robert F. JonesRepublicanOhioSept 5, 1947Sept 19, 1952
Wayne Coy
  Chairman		DemocratIndianaDec 29, 1947
Dec 29, 1947		Feb 21, 1952
Feb 21, 1952
George E. SterlingRepublicanMaineJan 2, 1948Sept 30, 1954
Frieda B. HennockDemocratNew YorkJul 6, 1948Jun 30, 1955
Robert T. BartleyDemocratTexasMar 6, 1952Jun 30, 1972
Eugene H. MerrillDemocratUtahOct 6, 1952Apr 15, 1953
John C. Doerfer
  Chairman		RepublicanWisconsinApr 15, 1953
Jul 1, 1957		Mar 10, 1960
Mar 10, 1960
Robert E. Lee
  Interim Chairman
  Chairman		RepublicanIllinoisOct 6, 1953
Feb 5, 1981
Apr 13, 1981		Jun 30, 1981
Apr 12, 1981
May 18,1981
George McConnaughey
  Chairman		RepublicanOhioOct 4, 1954
Oct 4, 1954		Jun 30, 1957
Jun 30, 1957
Frederick W. Ford
  Chairman		RepublicanWest VirginiaAug 29, 1957
Mar 15, 1960		Dec 31, 1964
Mar 1, 1961
John S. CrossDemocratArkansasMay 23, 1958Sept 30, 1962
Charles H. KingRepublicanMichiganJul 19, 1960Mar 2, 1961
Newton N. Minow
  Chairman		DemocratIllinoisMar 2, 1961
Mar 2, 1961		Jun 1, 1963
Jun 1, 1963
E. William Henry
  Chairman		DemocratTennesseeOct 2, 1962
Jun 2, 1963		May 1, 1966
May 1, 1966
Kenneth A. CoxDemocratWashingtonMar 26, 1963Aug 31, 1970
Lee LoevingerDemocratMinnesotaJun 11, 1963Jun 30, 1968
James J. WadsworthRepublicanNew YorkMay 5, 1965Oct. 31, 1969
Nicholas JohnsonDemocratIowaJul 1 1966Dec 5, 1973
H. Rex LeeDemocratDCOct 28, 1968Dec 31, 1973
Dean Burch
  Chairman		RepublicanArizonaOct 31, 1969
Oct 31, 1969		Mar 8, 1974
Mar 8, 1974
Robert WellsRepublicanKansasNov 6, 1969Nov 1, 1971
Thomas J. HouserRepublicanIllinoisJan 6, 1971Oct 5, 1971
Charlotte T. ReidRepublicanIllinoisOct 8, 1971Jul 1, 1976
Richard E. Wiley
  Chairman		RepublicanIllinoisJan 5, 1972
Mar 8, 1974		Oct 13, 1977
Oct 13, 1977
Benjamin L. HooksDemocratTennesseeJul 5, 1972Jul 25, 1977
James H. Quello
  Chairman		DemocratMichiganApr 30, 1974
Feb 5, 1993		Nov 1, 1997
Nov 28, 1993
Glen O. RobinsonDemocratMinnesotaJul 10, 1974Aug 30, 1976
Abbott M. WashburnRepublicanMinnesotaJul 10, 1974Oct 1, 1982
Joseph R. FogartyDemocratRhode IslandSept 17, 1976Jun 30, 1983
Margita E. WhiteRepublicanSwedenSept 23, 1976Feb 28, 1979
Charles D. Ferris
  Chairman		DemocratMassachusettsOct 17, 1977
Oct 17, 1977		Apr 10, 1981
Feb 4, 1981
Tyrone BrownDemocratVirginiaNov 15, 1977Jan 31, 1981
Anne P. JonesRepublicanMassachusettsApr 7, 1979May 31, 1983
Mark S. Fowler
  Chairman		RepublicanCanadaMay 18, 1981
May 18, 1981		Apr 17, 1987
Apr 17, 1987
Mimi Weyforth DawsonRepublicanMissouriJul 6, 1981Dec 3, 1987
Henry M. RiveraDemocratNew MexicoAug 10, 1981Sept 15, 1985
Stephen A. SharpRepublicanOhioOct 4, 1982Jun 30, 1983
Dennis R. Patrick
  Chairman		RepublicanCaliforniaDec 2, 1983
Apr 18, 1987		Apr 17, 1987
Aug 7, 1989
Patricia Diaz DennisDemocratNew MexicoJun 25, 1986Sept 29, 1989
Alfred C. Sikes
  Chairman		RepublicanMissouriAug 8, 1989
Aug 8, 1989		Jan 19, 1993
Jan 19, 1993
Sherrie P. MarshallRepublicanFloridaAug 21, 1989Apr 30, 1993
Andrew C. BarrettRepublicanIllinoisSept 8, 1989Mar 30, 1996
Ervin S. DugganDemocratGeorgiaFeb 28, 1990Jan 30, 1994
Reed E. Hundt
  Chairman		DemocratMarylandNov 29, 1993
Nov 29, 1993		Nov 3, 1997
Nov 3, 1997
Susan NessDemocratNew JerseyMay 19, 1994May 30, 2001
Rachelle B. ChongRepublicanCaliforniaMay 23, 1994Nov 3, 1997
William E. Kennard
  Chairman		DemocratCaliforniaNov 3, 1997
Nov 3, 1997		Jan 19, 2001
Jan 19, 2001
Harold W. Furchtgott-RothRepublicanTennesseeNov 3, 1997May 30, 2001
Michael K. Powell
  Chairman		RepublicanVirginiaNov 3, 1997
Jan 22, 2001		Mar 17, 2005
Mar 17, 2005
Gloria TristaniDemocratNew MexicoNov 3, 1997Sept 7, 2001
Kathleen Q. AbernathyRepublicanKentuckyMay 31, 2001Dec 9, 2005
Michael J. Copps
  Acting Chairman		DemocratWisconsinMay 31, 2001
Jan 22, 2009		Dec 31, 2011
June 28, 2009
Kevin J. Martin
  Chairman		RepublicanNorth CarolinaJul 3, 2001
Mar 18, 2005		Jan 19, 2009
Jan 19, 2009
Jonathan S. AdelsteinDemocratSouth DakotaDec 3, 2002June 29, 2009
Deborah Taylor TateRepublicanTennesseeJan 3, 2006Jan 3, 2009
Robert M. McDowellRepublicanVirginiaJun 1, 2006May 17, 2013
Julius Genachowski
  Chairman		DemocratNew YorkJun 29, 2009
Jun 29, 2009		May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Meredith Attwell BakerRepublicanTexasJuly 31, 2009June 3, 2011
Mignon Clyburn
  Acting Chairwoman		DemocratSouth CarolinaAugust 3, 2009
May 20, 2013		June 6, 2018
November 4, 2013
Jessica Rosenworcel
  Chairwoman
  Acting Chairwoman
  Commissioner
  Commissioner		DemocratConnecticut
October 26, 2021
January 21, 2021
August 11, 2017
May 11, 2012
 January 20,2025
October 25, 2021
January 20, 2021
January 3, 2017
Ajit Pai
  Chairman
  Commissioner 
 		RepublicanKansas
January 23, 2017 
May 14, 2012
January 20, 2021 
January 22, 2017
Tom Wheeler
  Chairman		DemocratCaliforniaNovember 4, 2013
November 4, 2013		January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017
Michael O'RiellyRepublicanNew YorkNovember 4, 2013December 11, 2020
Brendan CarrRepublicanVirginiaAugust 11, 2017 
Geoffrey StarksDemocratKansasJanuary 30, 2019 
Nathan SimingtonRepublicanVirginiaDecember 14, 2020 
Anna M. GomezDemocratVirginiaSeptember 25, 2023 

 

Updated:
Monday, September 25, 2023