Her term is formally up in the middle of 2025. But, she’s exiting with the change in administration from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to President-elect Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced today she intends to depart the FCC on January 20, 2025.
In a statement, the top Democratic-aligned votemaker at the FCC said serving the FCC “has been the honor of a lifetime, especially my tenure as Chair and as the first woman in history to be confirmed to lead this agency.”
Mignon Clyburn served as an interim Chairwoman of the FCC.
Rosenworcel also thanked outgoing President Biden “for entrusting me with the responsibility to guide the FCC during a time when communications technology is a part of every aspect of civic and commercial life. Taking the oath of office on the street outside of the agency during the height of the pandemic, when so much of our day-to-day moved online, made clear how important the work of the FCC is and how essential it is for us to build a digital future that works for everyone.”
She continued, “I am proud to have served at the FCC alongside some of the hardest working and dedicated public servants I have ever known. Together, we accomplished seemingly impossible feats like setting up the largest broadband affordability program in history—which led to us connecting more than 23 million households to high-speed internet, connecting more than 17 million students caught in the homework gap to hotspots and other devices as learning moved online, putting national security and public safety matters with communications front and center before the agency, and launching the first-ever Space Bureau to support United States leadership in the new Space Age.”
Rosenworcel also thanked her husband, daughter, and son for their support throughout her time at the FCC. “Public service is not without sacrifice, and I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and rescue pup in the days ahead,” she said.
As previously reported, Brendan Carr will become FCC Chairman with the return of President Trump to the White House.
