Mignon Clyburn
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Mignon Letitia Clyburn (born March 22, 1962) is an American former government official who served as a member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2009 to 2018.
Mignon Clyburn | |
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Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission | |
In office August 3, 2009 ā June 6, 2018 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Deborah Tate |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Starks |
Personal details | |
Born | Mignon Letitia Clyburn (1962-03-22) March 22, 1962 (age 62) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Jennifer Clyburn Reed and Angela Clyburn (sisters) |
Parent(s) | Jim Clyburn (father) and Emily England Clyburn (mother) |
Education | University of South Carolina (BS) |
In December 2017, Clyburn and fellow Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel notably voted against rescinding the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order, better known as net neutrality; the measure passed in a 3-2 party line vote to remove net neutrality protections.[1][2] In April 2018, Clyburn announced that she would step down from her position as commissioner and served until June 6, 2018.[3][4]
Clyburn is the daughter of U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn.[5] In 2019, Clyburn was hired by T-Mobile to advise the company on its merger with Sprint.[6]