Olivia Trusty
{{Short description|American telecommunications lawyer (born 1983)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Olivia Britt Trusty
| image =
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| office = Member of the Federal Communications Commission
| nominator = Donald Trump
| status = Nominee
| term_start = TBA
| education = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
}}
Olivia Britt Trusty (born September 20, 1983) is an American Congressional staffer and nominee to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
Early life and education
Trusty is the daughter of Ellen and Terry Trusty, missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.{{cite news |title=New leaders begin 3-year post at Tallahassee Mission of Latter-day Saints church |url=https://www.aol.com/leaders-begin-3-post-tallahassee-090624752.html |access-date=April 23, 2025 |work=AOL |date=August 3, 2024}} She has five sisters and one brother. Her hometown is Baltimore, Maryland. She was a competitive gymnast and earned her high school diploma at Bryn Mawr School.{{cite web |title=Olivia Trusty - Women's Gymnastics |url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-gymnastics/roster/olivia-trusty/1839 |website=University of North Carolina Athletics |access-date=April 23, 2025 |language=en}} She received a Bachelors of Arts degree in political science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 2005, and a Master of Arts in government from Georgetown University in 2007.
Career
Trusty worked as a Congressional staffer for Sen. Roger Wicker and Rep. Bob Latta.{{cite news |last1=Koch |first1=Alexandra |title=Trump nominates Olivia Trusty for FCC commissioner as agency would gain Republican control |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-nominates-olivia-trusty-fcc-commissioner-agency-gains-republican-control |access-date=April 23, 2025 |publisher=Fox Business |date=January 16, 2025}} In January 2025, Trusty was nominated as a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission by President Donald Trump.