US EditionTrump picks Democrat to lead energy regulatory commission
David Rosner will serve temporarily as FERC chair after Mark Christie's departure while two Trump-nominated Republicans await Senate confirmation for a 3-2 majority.
- On Wednesday, the White House named David Rosner, a Democratic FERC Commissioner, as chairman, where he has served since mid-2025.
- Rosner’s appointment follows Christie’s departure last week after Trump declined to renominate him, reducing FERC to three members.
- With three commissioners, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has the quorum to issue orders, including Commissioners Lindsay See and Judy Chang, and regulates the power grid, pipelines and LNG projects.
- The interim chair role is temporary as nominees await Senate confirmation, and if approved, Republicans would hold a 3-2 majority on FERC.
- Nominations require Senate committee and full Senate approval by late this year, and conflicts may delay votes until vacancies are filled, observers say.
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Trump Taps Democrat to Chair Energy Panel
The White House announced this week that President Donald Trump has selected a Democrat — not the panel's lone Republican member — to take over as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. David Rosner, a former aide to West Virginia independent Sen. Joe Manchin during his time as chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was nominated to FERC, an independent agency that regulates energy and natural gas sales and trans…
Rosner Appointed FERC Chair as Trump Moves to Reshape Regulator
President Donald Trump has named David Rosner as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency announced on Wednesday. Rosner was already serving as interim chair at the federal energy regulator since Aug. 8 after Chairman Mark C. Christie, 72, a first-term Trump appointee, resigned following June comments from Trump that he would not renominate Christie and would instead nominate Washington energy attorney Laura Swett …
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