Civil Rights Groups Seek Gomez Renomination Alongside Thumann Severs
Civil rights groups are pressing the Senate to keep a Democratic voice at the FCC
WASHINGTON Sept. 25, 2026 – Civil rights groups are asking the Senate to delay consideration of Republican FCC nominee Danielle Thumann Severs until Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez is renominated.
In a Sept. 15 letter to Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the groups urged the committee to hold off on a confirmation hearing and vote for Thumann Severs until Gomez has been renominated and the two nominees can move through the process together.
