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Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington have both announced plans to leave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at the end of this week
By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
Two FCC commissioners have announced plans to leave office at the end of this week.
The departures will leave only two seated FCC commissioners: Ana M. Gomez, a Democrat, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, a Republican.
The commissioners leaving, Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington, will both be concluding their service on Friday, according to statements posted to the FCC’s website.
Starks, a Democrat, has been seated as an FCC Commissioner since 2019.
Simington, a Republican, has been seated since 2020.
In a farewell statement posted to the FCC’s webpage, Starks said serving on the FCC as a commissioner has been the highlight of his career.
“I am immensely proud of all that we have achieved together,” he stated.
Simington, meanwhile, said he believes the FCC will remain “in excellent hands” under Carr’s leadership.
In his statement, Simington said he’ll “remain committed to advancing the cause of limited government, free speech, and American innovation.”
The departures will leave a party-line split among the two seated commissioners.
Meanwhile, the seat once held by Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC’s former Democratic chairwoman, has still not been filled.
Olivia Trusty, who has been nominated to replace Rosenworcel, is awaiting her final confirmation in the U.S. Senate.
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