List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission

The following is a list of the chairs of the Federal Communications Commission.List of FCC commissioners from 1934 to present at the FCC website

List ImageCommissionerPartyHome stateStartEnd1Eugene O. Sykes DemocraticMississippiJuly 11, 1934 March 8, 19352Anning S. PrallDemocraticNew YorkMarch 9, 1935 July 23, 19373Frank R. McNinchDemocraticNorth CarolinaOctober 1, 1937 August 31, 19394Larry FlyDemocraticTexasSeptember 1, 1939 November 13, 1944ActingE. K. JettIndependentMarylandNovember 16, 1944 December 20, 19445Paul A. PorterDemocraticKentuckyDecember 21, 1944 February 25, 1946ActingCharles R. DennyDemocraticDistrict of ColumbiaFebruary 26, 1946December 3, 19466December 3, 1946October 31, 1947ActingPaul A. WalkerDemocraticOklahomaNovember 3, 1947 December 28, 19477Wayne CoyDemocraticIndianaDecember 29, 1947 February 21, 19528Paul A. WalkerDemocraticOklahomaFebruary 28, 1952 April 17, 19539Rosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoApril 18, 1953 October 3, 195410George McConnaugheyRepublicanOhioOctober 4, 1954 June 30, 195711John C. DoerferRepublicanWisconsinJuly 1, 1957 March 10, 196012Frederick W. FordRepublicanWest VirginiaMarch 15, 1960 March 1, 196113Newton N. MinowDemocraticIllinoisMarch 2, 1961 June 1, 196314E. William HenryDemocraticTennesseeJune 2, 1963 May 1, 1966ActingRosel H. HydeRepublicanIdahoMay 1, 1966June 27, 196615June 27, 1966October 31, 196916Dean BurchRepublicanArizonaOctober 31, 1969 March 8, 197417Richard E. WileyRepublicanIllinoisMarch 8, 1974 October 13, 197718Charles D. FerrisDemocraticMassachusettsOctober 17, 1977 February 4, 1981ActingRobert LeeRepublicanIllinoisFebruary 5, 1981April 13, 198119April 13, 1981May 18, 198120Mark S. FowlerRepublicanFloridaMay 18, 1981 April 17, 198721Dennis R. PatrickRepublicanCaliforniaApril 18, 1987 August 7, 198922Alfred C. SikesRepublicanMissouriAugust 8, 1989 January 19, 1993ActingJames H. QuelloDemocraticMichiganFebruary 5, 1993 November 28, 199323Reed HundtDemocraticMarylandNovember 29, 1993 November 3, 199724William KennardDemocraticCaliforniaNovember 3, 1997 January 19, 200125Michael PowellRepublicanVirginiaJanuary 22, 2001 March 17, 200526Kevin MartinRepublicanNorth CarolinaMarch 18, 2005 January 20, 2009ActingMichael CoppsDemocraticWisconsinJanuary 22, 2009June 28, 200927Julius GenachowskiDemocraticWashington, D.C.June 29, 2009May 17, 2013ActingMignon ClyburnDemocraticSouth CarolinaMay 20, 2013November 4, 201328Tom WheelerDemocraticCaliforniaNovember 4, 2013January 20, 201729Ajit PaiRepublicanKansasJanuary 23, 2017January 20, 2021ActingJessica RosenworcelDemocraticConnecticutJanuary 20, 2021October 26, 202130October 26, 2021January 20, 2025 31Brendan CarrRepublicanWashington, D.C.January 20, 2025present

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