President Barack Obama this week nominated Mignon Clyburn, a Democrat, to a second term on the Federal Communications Commission.
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Clyburn's term on the independent regulatory panel was set expire at the end of the month. In July 2009, she was confirmed unanimously to her first term on the five-member FCC.
Clyburn is the daughter of Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the assistant minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Before her confirmation to the FCC, Clyburn chaired the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.
In a statement Wednesday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, a Democrat, praised Obama's decision to renominate Clyburn as an "outstanding choice."
He said, "As I know from working with her for the past several years, Commissioner Clyburn is a strong leader, focused on helping all Americans harness the benefits of broadband."
Clyburn's nomination to a second term comes a month after the Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed Ajit Varadaraj Pai, a Republican, and Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, to fill vacancies on the commission. Obama announced their nominations Oct. 31.
For more:
- see the White House release
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