The ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee has announced three senior staff promotions within the legislative body in the upper house of Congress that maintains oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
Texas Republican Ted Cruz is congratulating the elevation to General Counsel of Liam McKenna, who has served as Chief Oversight & Investigations Counsel to the Committee since July 2023. His previous roles include General Counsel on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He also served as one of the top attorneys at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Concurrently, Cruz announced that Senior Counsel Abby Warren has been promoted to Chief Oversight Counsel. Warren joined the Committee last year and served on the special counsel teams for the nominations of Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lastly, Robert Smith has been promoted to Deputy Chief Oversight Counsel. Robert first joined the Committee in 2023 as Senior Counsel. Before working in the Senate, Robert was a managing associate at Sidley Austin. He also worked on the special counsel team for the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court and served as a law clerk for Judge Eric Murphy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
