Trump nominates Olivia Trusty for FCC commissioner as agency would gain Republican control

Republican Senate aide Olivia Trusty has been picked as a commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission, President-elect Trump announced on Truth Social. Trusty currently serves as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Before that, she was policy director for the Senate Commerce Committee, where "she has fought tirelessly to grow the Economy, empower Innovation, and reignite the American Dream," said Trump. Trusty has staffed Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). The FCC will have a 2-2 split between Democrats and Republicans until she is confirmed by the Senate. In between graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and receiving her master's degree from Georgetown University, Trusty was a government relations consultant for Verizon and a policy representative at Qwest Communications.