Trump moves to reup energy agency leaders

By Francisco "A.J." Camacho | 01/30/2026 04:23 PM EST

If confirmed by the Senate, the nominees could serve until 2031.

Douglas Weaver testifying.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Doug Weaver during his confirmation hearing last year. @EPWCmte/X

President Donald Trump on Thursday renominated three officials to energy regulatory bodies and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The president wants to reappoint Doug Weaver to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, David LaCerte to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Art Graham to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board of directors.

All three were first appointed to their current posts by Trump in the last year and would see their terms extended to 2031 if reconfirmed.

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The agencies, among the most important in the U.S. energy sector, were only recently remade in Trump’s image. All three had Democratic majorities until at least June 2025 and were historically independent from the White House.

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