Kevin Martin (FCC)
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Kevin Jeffrey Martin (born December 14, 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina) (but he grew up in Waxhaw, North Carolina). He is the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He was nominated to be a commissioner by President Bush on April 30, 2001, and was confirmed on May 25, 2001.
Before becoming a commissioner he was a special assistant to the President for Economic Policy. He’s also served on the Bush-Cheney election team in Florida and the transition team.
Before becoming part of the Bush campaign, he was an advisor to FCC Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth. He’s also worked in the Office of the Independent Counsel.
Before his legal work in Washington, D.C. firms, Martin as a judicial clerk for U.S. District Court Judge William M. Hoeveler in Miami.
Martin has a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Masters in Public Policy from Duke University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Florida Bar, District of Columbia Bar and the Federal Communications Bar Association.
On March 16, 2005, President Bush promoted him to FCC chairman, to replace Michael K. Powell. Martin does not have to be confirmed, since he already was in 2001. Chairman Martin has purged the Federal Communications Commission of the staff of the previous chairman, Michael Powell (politician)
