JOHN THUNE. SOUTH DAKOTA. CHAIRMAN ROGER WICKER. MISSISSIPPI ROY BLUNT, MISSOURI Bill NELSON, FLORIDA MARIA CANTWELL, WASHINGTON AMY KLOBUCHAR, MINNESOTA TEO CRU7. TEXAS DEB FISCHER, MBRASKA RICHARD BLUMENTHAL. CONNECTICUT ilnitrd ~tatrs ~rnatr JERRY MORAN, KANSAS BRIAN SCHATZ. HAWAII DAN SULLIVAN ALASKA EDWARD MARKEY. MASSACHUSETIS DEAN HELLER, fllEVADA TOM UDALL, NEW MEXICO JAMES INHOFE. OKLAHOMA GARY PETŁAS, MICHIGAN MIKE LEE. UTAH TAMMY BALDWIN. WISCONSIN AON JOHNSON WISCONSIN TAMMY DUCKWORTH, lltlNQIS SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO. WEST VIRGINIA MAGGIE HASSAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE CORY GARONER. COLORADO CATHI: RINE CORTEZ MASTO. NEVADA TODD YOUNG. l>\jQIANA JON TESTER. MONTANA NICK ROSSI, STAFF DIRECTOR KIM UPSKY DEMOCRATIC STAFF DIRECTOR The Honorable Ajit Pai Chairman COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC 20510-6125 W EBSITE: http://commerce.senate.gov April 5, 2018 Federal Communications Commission 445 121h St., SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Pai: I'm writing to express my support for Gary Resnick, who I understand has applied to serve once again on the Federal Communications Commission's Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. As Mayor Resnick has previously served with distinction on the committee, including as Chair from 2014-2016, and has had a long career in the public and private sector, I ask that you consider his appointment. Mayor Resnick, an attorney at Gray Robinson, PA, is currently Mayor of Wilton Manors in Florida. He was elected to the Wilton Manors City Commission in 1998 and was first elected Mayor in 2008. He is an active member of the National League of Cities (NLC) and currently chairs the NLC's Information Technology and Communications Committee. Mayor Resnick also previously served on the board of directors of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. Additionally, he is active with the Florida League of Cities. In each of these capacities, Mayor Resnick has been a leader in communications policy, offering particularly valuable expertise on how communications issues affect state and local governments. He has testified before the Senate Commerce Committee multiple times on these issues. Mayor Resnick graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and received his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law. Thank you for your consideration of Mayor Gary Resnick for appointment to the FCC' s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. cc: The Honorable John Thune, Chairman Sincerely, ~N~ BILL NELSON Ranking Member 250