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Brendan Carr

Brendan Thomas Carr (born January 5, 1979) is an American lawyer who has served as the chair of the Federal Communications Commission since 2025. Carr has additionally served as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission since 2017.

Carr studied government from Georgetown University and graduated from the Columbus School of Law in 2005. He worked in private practice before joining the Federal Communications Commission in 2012 as an attorney before becoming an advisor to commissioner Ajit Pai in 2014. After Pai became the commission's chair in January 2017, Carr was appointed as its general counsel.

In June 2017, president Donald Trump nominated Carr to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. As commissioner, Carr initially focused on 5G networks, though he began criticizing social media companies and China over perceived authoritarian policies later in his first term. He was involved in Project 2025 and wrote a section of The Heritage Foundation's ''Mandate for Leadership'' (2024).

In November 2024, president-elect Donald Trump named Carr as his chair of the Federal Communications Commission. He took office following Trump's second inauguration. Provided by Wikipedia