President Biden on Monday nominated telecommunications attorney Anna Gomez to serve as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Biden nominated Gomez at the same time that he renominated current FCC commissioners Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Adam Starks, who have served in those roles since 2017 and 2019, respectively. Gomez previously spent 12 years in various positions at the FCC, including as a senior legal adviser to then-Chairman William Kennard. She also spent a short time serving as counsel on a Senate subcommittee on communication. Biden tapped Gomez to serve as an FCC commissioner after a previous nominee, Gigi Sohn, withdrew her name from consideration after her confirmation was repeatedly delayed by partisan gridlock.

Source: New York Times May 22, 2023 16:31 UTC