The White House submitted Christopher Mufarrige’s nomination to the Senate to serve on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and withdrew David MacNeil’s earlier nomination to the commission. The actions concern seats previously held by Alvaro M. Bedoya and Melissa Holyoak, respectively, whose terms expired.
Mufarrige was nominated for a term of seven years from Sept. 26, 2026. MacNeil’s withdrawn nomination, originally submitted to the Senate on Jan. 13, 2026, was for a term of seven years from Sept. 26, 2025.
The broader slate of judicial, diplomatic and executive nominations includes Michael LoSapio to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the Department of Homeland Security, succeeding Jen Easterly, who resigned. Matthew Zandi was nominated to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2031, succeeding Jocelyn Samuels, whose term expired.