List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission

The following is a list of the chairs of the Federal Communications Commission.[1]

Image Commissioner Party Home state Start End Notes
Eugene O. Sykes[2] Democratic Mississippi July 11, 1934 March 8, 1935
Anning S. Prall Democratic New York March 9, 1935 July 23, 1937
Frank R. McNinch Democratic North Carolina October 1, 1937 August 31, 1939
Larry Fly Democratic Texas September 1, 1939 November 13, 1944
E. K. Jett Independent Maryland November 16, 1944 December 20, 1944 Acting
Paul A. Porter Democratic Kentucky December 21, 1944 February 25, 1946
Charles R. Denny Democratic District of Columbia February 26, 1946 October 31, 1947 Acting until December 3, 1946
Paul A. Walker Democratic Oklahoma November 3, 1947 December 28, 1947 Acting
Wayne Coy Democratic Indiana December 29, 1947 February 21, 1952
Paul A. Walker Democratic Oklahoma February 28, 1952 April 17, 1953
Rosel H. Hyde Republican Idaho April 18, 1953 October 3, 1954
George McConnaughey Republican Ohio October 4, 1954 June 30, 1957
John C. Doerfer Republican Wisconsin July 1, 1957 March 10, 1960
Frederick W. Ford Republican West Virginia March 15, 1960 March 1, 1961
Newton N. Minow Democratic Illinois March 2, 1961 June 1, 1963
E. William Henry Democratic Tennessee June 2, 1963 May 1, 1966
Rosel H. Hyde Republican Idaho May 1, 1966 October 31, 1969 Acting until June 27, 1966
Dean Burch Republican Arizona October 31, 1969 March 8, 1974
Richard E. Wiley Republican Illinois March 8, 1974 October 13, 1977
Charles D. Ferris Democratic Massachusetts October 17, 1977 February 4, 1981
Robert Lee Republican Illinois February 5, 1981 May 18, 1981 Acting until April 13, 1981
Mark S. Fowler Republican Florida May 18, 1981 April 17, 1987
Dennis R. Patrick Republican California April 18, 1987 August 7, 1989
Alfred C. Sikes Republican Missouri August 8, 1989 January 19, 1993
James H. Quello Democratic Michigan February 5, 1993 November 28, 1993 Acting
Reed Hundt Democratic Maryland November 29, 1993 November 3, 1997
William Kennard Democratic California November 3, 1997 January 19, 2001
Michael Powell Republican Virginia January 22, 2001 March 17, 2005
Kevin Martin Republican North Carolina March 18, 2005 January 20, 2009
Michael Copps Democratic Wisconsin January 22, 2009 June 28, 2009 Acting
Julius Genachowski Democratic Washington, D.C. June 29, 2009 May 17, 2013
Mignon Clyburn Democratic South Carolina May 20, 2013 November 4, 2013 Acting
Tom Wheeler Democratic California November 4, 2013 January 20, 2017
Ajit Pai Republican Kansas January 23, 2017 January 20, 2021
Jessica Rosenworcel Democratic Connecticut January 20, 2021 present Acting until December 7, 2021

Chairperson of the Federal Communications Commission
Incumbent
Jessica Rosenworcel
since December 7, 2021
Term lengthNo Fixed Length
First holderEugene Sykes
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