Kevin Martin (FCC)

Kevin Jeffrey Martin (born December 14, 1966) is a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. He was nominated 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 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.