Joseph Simons nominated as new commissioner and chairman. Currently with Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, Simons earlier served as director of the FTC Bureau of Competition under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003.
Rohit Chopra nominated to fill a Democrat seat on the commission. He is a senior fellow at the Consumer Federation of America, where he focuses on consumer protection issues. He will serve the remainder of a seven-year term expiring in September 2019.
Noah Phillips, currently chief counsel for Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Tex., is also expected to be nominated as commissioner.
There are currently just two commissioners serving at the agency – Maureen Ohlhausen, who is acting chairman, and Democrat Terrell McSweeney, who is expected to leave the agency when her replacement arrives. Ohlhausen's terms expires in September 2018.
The commission is headed by five commissioners, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, each serving a seven-year term. No more than three can be of the same political party.

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