Democrat Geoffrey Starks, a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission since 2019, issued a statement Tuesday saying he will step down from his position this spring.
“Today I sent a letter to the President and Leader [Sen. Charles] Schumer, D-N.Y., indicating that I intend to resign my seat as an [FCC] Commissioner this spring,” Starks said, in a statement posted to the FCC’s homepage. “Serving the American people as a Commissioner has been the honor of my life.”
Speculation regarding Starks’ resignation surfaced in December, when reports emerged that then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was pressuring him to remain at the agency as long as possible, to delay Republicans from gaining control and advancing their agenda.
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