List of Chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission
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The following is a list of the chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission.
| Comissioner |
Party |
Home state |
Start |
End |
| Eugene O. Sykes |
Democrat |
Mississippi |
July 11, 1934 |
March 8, 1935 |
| Anning S. Prall |
Democrat |
New York |
July 11, 1934 |
July 23, 1937 |
| Frank McNinch |
Democrat |
North Carolina |
October 1, 1937 |
August 31, 1939 |
| James Lawrence Fly |
Democrat |
Texas |
September 1, 1939 |
November 13, 1944 |
| Ewell K. Jett |
Independent |
Maryland |
November 16, 1944 |
December 20, 1944 |
| Paul A. Porter |
Democrat |
Kentucky |
December 21, 1944 |
February 25, 1946 |
| Charles A. Denny |
Democrat |
District of Columbia |
February 26, 1946 |
October 31, 1947 |
| Paul A. Walker |
Democrat |
Oklahoma |
November 3, 1947 |
December 28, 1947 |
| Wayne Coy |
Democrat |
Indiana |
December 29, 1947 |
February 21, 1952 |
| Paul A. Walker |
Democrat |
Oklahoma |
February 28, 1952 |
April 17, 1953 |
| Rosel H. Hyde |
Republican |
Idaho |
April 18, 1953 |
October 3, 1954 |
| George McConnaughey |
Republican |
Ohio |
October 4, 1954 |
June 30, 1957 |
| John C. Doerfer |
Republican |
Wisconsin |
April 15, 1953 |
March 10, 1960 |
| Frederick W. Ford |
Republican |
West Virginia |
March 15, 1960 |
March 1, 1961 |
| Newton N. Minow |
Democrat |
Illinois |
March 2, 1961 |
June 1, 1963 |
| E. William Henry |
Democrat |
Tennessee |
June 2, 1963 |
May 1, 1966 |
| Rosel H. Hyde |
Republican |
Idaho |
May 1, 1966 |
October 31, 1969 |
| Dean Burch |
Republican |
Arizona |
October 31, 1969 |
March 8, 1974 |
| Richard E. Wiley |
Republican |
Illinois |
March 8, 1974 |
October 13, 1977 |
| Charles D. Ferris |
Democrat |
Massachusetts |
October 17, 1977 |
February 4, 1981 |
| Robert E. Lee |
Republican |
Illinois |
February 5, 1981 |
May 18, 1981 |
| Mark S. Fowler |
Republican |
Canada |
May 18, 1981 |
April 17, 1987 |
| Dennis R. Patrick |
Republican |
California |
April 18, 1987 |
August 7, 1989 |
| Alfred C. Sikes |
Republican |
Missouri |
April 8, 1989 |
January 9, 1993 |
| James H. Quello |
Democrat |
Michigan |
February 5, 1993 |
November 28, 1993 |
| Reed E. Hundt |
Democrat |
Maryland |
November 29, 1993 |
November 3, 1997 |
| William E. Kennard |
Democrat |
California |
November 3, 1997 |
January 19, 2001 |
| Michael K. Powell |
Republican |
Virginia |
January 22, 2001 |
March 17, 2005 |
| Kevin J. Martin |
Republican |
North Carolina |
March 18, 2005 |
incumbent |
