Twenty years ago, Gloria Tristani served as an FCC Commissioner. Since her departure, there has been no other Hispanic on the Commission, something that Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Partner Francisco Montero calls “embarrassing.”
Today, Anna Gomez awaits a Senate confirmation hearing, as she’s been nominated by the White House to fill the long-vacant fifth seat originally intended for the polarizing Gigi Sohn. Will her path to the Commissioner’s seat be free of obstacles?