FCC Chair to Step Down Upon Trump’s Inauguration

Jessica Rosenworcel will be replaced by Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of Big Tech.

Jessica Rosenworcel, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing in Washington on March 31, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced she will leave the agency on the day of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Rosenworcel, a Democrat, joined the FCC in 2012. She was named permanent chair by President Joe Biden in October 2021, becoming the first woman to hold that position.