Senate Commerce Chairman Thune Names New Committee Deputy Staff Director

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) announced the promotion of Crystal Tully, who previously served as policy director and counsel for communications and technology, to deputy staff director of the full Commerce Committee. “As we head into the closing days of the current congress, I’ve asked Crystal to play a larger role in helping us finish strong and laying groundwork for the committee’s next chapter,” said Chairman Thune. “With passage of the MOBILE NOW Act and other telecommunications legislation, as well as important oversight of the technology industry, we’ve had quite a year of accomplishment for digital consumers as well as other areas of our jurisdiction. Crystal has been an invaluable contributor to this success.” Tully has worked on the Commerce Committee’s communications and technology policy team since March 2017. She served previously in the offices of Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Sununu (R-NH). She has also worked in the private sector with key communications stakeholders, and held legal clerkships with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction.