Patrick Fuchs
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| image = File:Patrick J. Fuchs.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2019
| office = Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board
| president = Donald Trump
| term_start = January 20, 2025
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| predecessor = Robert E. Primus
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| party = Republican Party
| education = University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, MA)
National University of Singapore
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| predecessor1 = New Position
| office1 = Member of the Surface Transportation Board
| president1 = Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
| termstart1 = January 17, 2019
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Patrick Fuchs is an American public official who has served as a member of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) since January 17, 2019.{{Cite web |title=Board Members |url=https://www.stb.gov/about-stb/board-members/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Surface Transportation Board |language=en}} He is a member of the Republican Party.{{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Frank N. |date=2018-03-02 |title=Trump nominates two for STB |url=https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory/trumps-nominates-two-stb/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Railway Age |language=en-US}}
Education
Fuchs received his undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he later received a master's degree in public policy analysis and management. During his education, Fuchs took part in an international economic program hosted by the National University of Singapore.
Career
In 2011, Fuchs was chosen to be a Presidential Management Fellow at the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Steve |date=May 12, 2011 |title=CFIRE's Fuchs named Presidential Management Fellow |url=http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/2011/05/fuchs-pmf/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175952/http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/2011/05/fuchs-pmf/ |archive-date=January 4, 2019 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education}} Prior to joining the STB, Fuchs was a staffer on the Senate Commerce Committee, where he worked on the 2015 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act.
= Surface Transportation Board =
In March 2018, Fuchs was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a member of the Surface Transportation Board (STB). He was confirmed by the United States Senate and took office on January 17, 2019. He was designated to serve as the Chair of the Surface Transportation Board by President Donald Trump on January 20th 2025.{{Cite web |title=Fuchs named Surface Transportation Board chairman |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/fuchs-named-surface-transportation-board-chairman/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}
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