Wicker Recommends Olivia Trusty as 3rd FCC Republican

Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said Thursday night he’s endorsing aide Olivia Trusty to be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the FCC seat current Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel intends to vacate Jan. 20 (see 2411210028). Trusty worked on telecom issues for Wicker when he chaired the Senate Commerce Committee and Communications Subcommittee. She is among several potential contenders to become the FCC’s third Republican who lobbyists and other observers have mentioned since Trump won a second term earlier this month (see 2411060042). “There is absolutely no one more capable of serving as an FCC Commissioner than Olivia Trusty, and I am confident that President Trump and his team will come to that same conclusion quickly,” Wicker said in a statement. Lobbyists previously tipped Trusty as a potential FCC candidate in 2020 after Trump revoked then-Commissioner Mike O’Rielly’s renomination (see 2009090001). Wicker touted her as a potential Republican FTC nominee in 2022 (see 2209130065).