FCC Commissioner Adelstein to be Re-nominated for Third Term
President George W. Bush has announced his intention to re-nominate Jonathan S. Adelstein for a third term on the Federal Communications Commission; this will be his second full five-year term. Adelstein was first sworn in as Commissioner in 2002, filling the unexpired term of Gloria Tristani.
Before joining the FCC, Adelstein served for 15 years as a staff member in the US Senate. For the last seven years, he was a senior legislative aide to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), advising Daschle on telecommunications, financial services, transportation and other key issues. Previously, he served as Professional Staff Member to Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman David Pryor (D-AR), including an assignment as a special liaison to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), and as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr (D-MI).
Prior to his service in the Senate, Adelstein held a number of academic positions, including: Teaching Fellow in the Department of History, Harvard University; Teaching Assistant in the Department of History, Stanford University, and Communications Consultant to the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Adelstein received a BA with Distinction in Political Science from Stanford University, an MA in History from Stanford University, studied at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and is a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society and the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society.
Adelstein said he was "deeply honored that the President has announced his intention to nominate me to serve another term as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. I would also like to express my deep appreciation to Majority Leader Harry Reid for his support and faith in me. If confirmed by the Senate, it would be a privilege to continue working to ensure that the American public has access to the best possible communications opportunities in the world."
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said, "I congratulate my good friend and colleague, Jonathan Adelstein, on the news that the President intends to re-nominate him to the Commission. Jonathan and I have traveled the country together to learn directly from the American people about how the FCC's communications policies are serving them. I know him to be a smart, dedicated and courageous advocate for bringing communications technologies to all Americans. I look forward to continuing to work with Jonathan on the many important issues before the Commission in the coming months and years."
Adelstein was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. He now lives in the Washington, DC area with his wife Karen, son Adam and daughter Lexi.
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