Brendan Carr

Brendan Carr
Official portrait, 2025
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Assumed office
January 20, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJessica Rosenworcel
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
Assumed office
August 11, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byTom Wheeler
General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
April 2017 – August 2017
Acting: January 2017 – April 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byHoward J. Symons
Succeeded byJennifer B. Tatel (acting)
Personal details
Born
Brendan Thomas Carr

(1979-01-05) January 5, 1979 (age 47)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Machalagh Carr
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Catholic University of America (JD)

Brendan Thomas Carr (born January 5, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission since 2025. In 2017, he became a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after being nominated by President Donald Trump. Before, he was an aide to FCC commissioner Ajit Pai.

Carr is against net neutrality protections. He is known for his support for banning TikTok because he thinks it is a threat to national security.

In November 2024, President-elect Trump picked Carr to lead the FCC, replacing Jessica Rosenworcel.

Personal life

Carr was born on January 5, 1979, in Washington, DC. He graduated from Georgetown University in 2001. He also went to Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law. He graduated in 2005.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ".Hrg. 115-478 — Nomination to the Federal Communications Commission (Carr Testimony)" (PDF). /www.congress.gov. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office. 2017-07-19. pp. 38–85, 121–133. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ↑ "FCC Chairman Announces General Counsel Transition". www.fcc.gov. Washington, D.C.: United States Federal Communications Commission. 2016-07-19. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  3. ↑ "FCC Chairman Announces General Counsel Transition – Symons to Be Named FCC General Counsel" (PDF). docs.fcc.gov. Washington, D.C.: Federal Communications Commission. 2016-07-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ↑ "Chairman Pai Announces Tatel To Serve As Acting General Counsel". United States Federal Communications Commission. Washington, DC. 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ↑ "LinkedIn Profile".
  6. ↑ "Brendan Thomas Carr | The Federalist Society". November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06.
  7. ↑ Gold, Ashley; Hendel, John (2017-08-03). "FCC back to full five members as net neutrality vote looms". POLITICO. Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Makena (2020-10-29). "Meet the man who could lead the GOP's war on platform moderation". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  9. ↑ Carr, Brendan (2020-07-27). "A Conservative Path Forward on Big Tech | Opinion". Newsweek. New York City, New York: Newsweek Digital LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  10. ↑ Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (2022-11-01). "FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok". Axios. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  11. ↑ Fung, Brian (2022-11-02). "FCC commissioner calls for TikTok ban". CNN Business (Cable News Network (CNN)). Warner Bros. Discovery. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  12. ↑ Kang, Cecilia (November 17, 2024). "Trump Picks Brendan Carr to Lead F.C.C." The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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