The following is a list of individuals who have served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) beginning in 1949.[1]
Current commissioners
The commission is headed by five commissioners, who each serve seven-year terms. Commissioners are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. No more than three commissioners can be of the same political party. In practice, this means that two commissions are of the opposition party. However, three members of the FTC throughout its history have been without party affiliation, with the most recent independent, Pamela Jones Harbour, serving from 2003 to 2009.[2]
Former commissioners
The following is a list of individuals who have served as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) beginning in 1949, including party affiliation.[1]
Chairs
The following is a list of the chairs of the Federal Trade Commission.[50]
Three Asian-Americans to serve on the FTC: Dennis Yao (served from 1991 to 1994), Rohit Chopra (served since 2018), and Lina Khan (served since 2021); Khan is the first Asian-American to serve as FTC Chair.
Three independents to serve on the FTC: Philip Elman (served from 1961 to 1970), Mary Azcuenaga (served from 1984 to 1998), and Pamela Jones Harbour (served from 2003 to 2009)
Career backgrounds
The vast majority of FTC members have been individuals with legal backgrounds, with notable exceptions. President Ronald Reagan appointed the first two professional economists, James C. Miller III[53] and George W. Douglas,[54] to serve on the body. Dennis Yao, a Democrat who served from 1991 to 1994, held a Ph.D in economics, and Joshua D. Wright, a Republican who served from 2013 to 2015, held a both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in economics.[55]
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^Ap (1982-12-16). "Senate Panel Backs Nomination of Douglas to F.T.C." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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^"Federal Trade Commission Nomination of Patricia P. Bailey To Be a Commissioner. | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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^"Nomination of Deborah Kaye Owen To Be a Federal Trade Commissioner | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^"Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I) - Nomination of Dennis A. Yao To Be Federal Trade Commissioner". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
^"Christine A. Varney". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Janet D. Steiger". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Roscoe B. Starek, III". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Mary L. Azcuenaga". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Robert Pitofsky". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Sheila F. Anthony". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Muris, Timothy | Antonin Scalia Law School". www.law.gmu.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Mozelle W. Thompson". Federal Trade Commission (in Spanish). 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Orson Swindle". Federal Trade Commission. 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"FTC Commissioner Thomas B. Leary to Resign". Federal Trade Commission. 2005-12-22. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Terrell McSweeny". Federal Trade Commission. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^"Noah Joshua Phillips". Federal Trade Commission. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
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^Auerbach, Stuart (1982-09-18). "A Conservative Economist Will Get FTC Nomination". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
^"Josh Wright to be nominated to be next FTC Commissioner". Truth on the Market. 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-27.