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Patrick FuchsMember, Surface Transportation BoardPatrick Fuchs was sworn in on January 17, 2019, as a Member of the Board for a five-year term of office, following his confirmation by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fuchs was senior professional staff member working on surface transportation and maritime issues for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation under the leadership of Chairman John Thune of South Dakota. |
Mr. Fuchs helped develop and enact the first reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board in over a decade and worked on legislation to increase safety by addressing opioid abuse in transportation, reforms enacted as part of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. His work also includes reauthorization of the Federal Maritime Commission as well as three reauthorizations of the Maritime Administration, enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Patrick graduated with distinction in economics and political science and earned his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, where he received the Director’s Achievement Award for his outstanding academic record. Mr. Fuchs and his wife, Katherine, were born and raised in Wisconsin.