Olivia Trusty
Olivia Trusty | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Federal Communications Commission | |
| Assumed office June 23, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jessica Rosenworcel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Republican[1] |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Olivia Britt Trusty (born September 20, 1983) is an American telecommunications policy analyst. She is a commissioner of the United States Federal Communications Commission.
Early life and education
Trusty is the daughter of Ellen and Terry Trusty, missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] She has five sisters and one brother. Her hometown is Baltimore, Maryland. She was a competitive gymnast and earned her high school diploma at Bryn Mawr School.[3] She received a Bachelors of Arts degree in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 2005, and a Master of Arts in government from Georgetown University in 2007.
Career
Trusty worked as a Congressional staffer for Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bob Latta.[4] As of January 2025, she was policy director on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.[5]
In January 2025, Trusty was nominated as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission by President Donald Trump.[4] She was confirmed on June 17, 2025 to fill the remaining term of Jessica Rosenworcel which ended June 30, 2025 and also to a full five-year term beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2030.[6]
References
- ^ Shepardson, David (June 17, 2025). [US Senate confirms Republican congressional aide to serve on FCC "US Senate confirms Republican congressional aide to serve on FCC"]. Reuters. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
{{cite news}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "New leaders begin 3-year post at Tallahassee Mission of Latter-day Saints church". Tallahassee Democrat. August 3, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ "Olivia Trusty - Women's Gymnastics". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Koch, Alexandra (January 16, 2025). "Trump nominates Olivia Trusty for FCC commissioner as agency would gain Republican control". Fox Business. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (January 16, 2025). "Donald Trump Nominates Republican Senate Staffer Olivia Trusty as FCC Commissioner". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ Keys, Matthew (June 17, 2025). "Senate confirms Olivia Trusty to commissioner role at FCC". The Desk. Retrieved June 19, 2025.