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Olivia Trusty

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Olivia Trusty
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Federal Communications Commission
Assumed office
June 23, 2025
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byJessica Rosenworcel
Personal details
BornBaltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity 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

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Trusty is the daughter of Ellen and Terry Trusty, missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] 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.[2] 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

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Trusty worked as a Congressional staffer for Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bob Latta.[3] As of January 2025, she was policy director on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.[4]

In January 2025, Trusty was nominated as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission by President Donald Trump.[3] 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "New leaders begin 3-year post at Tallahassee Mission of Latter-day Saints church". Tallahassee Democrat. August 3, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Olivia Trusty - Women's Gymnastics". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Spangler, Todd (January 16, 2025). "Donald Trump Nominates Republican Senate Staffer Olivia Trusty as FCC Commissioner". Variety. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Keys, Matthew (June 17, 2025). "Senate confirms Olivia Trusty to commissioner role at FCC". The Desk. Retrieved June 19, 2025.