Editing Federal Trade Commission (section)

=== Backgrounds of commissioners ===
As of 2021, there have been:

* Three [[African Americans|African-Americans]] to serve on the FTC: [[A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.]] (served from 1962 to 1964), [[Mozelle W. Thompson]] (served from 1997 to 2004), [[Pamela Jones Harbour]] (served from 2003 to 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |last=LexisNexis |title=Breaking down barriers: Recruiting and promoting Black antitrust lawyers |url=https://mlexmarketinsight.com/news-hub/editors-picks/area-of-expertise/antitrust/breaking-down-barriers-recruiting-and-promoting-black-antitrust-lawyers |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=mlexmarketinsight.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Three [[Asian Americans|Asian-Americans]] to serve on the FTC: [[Dennis Yao]] (served from 1991 to 1994), [[Rohit Chopra]] (served from 2018 to 2021), and [[Lina Khan]] (served since 2021); Khan is the first Asian-American to serve as FTC Chair<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birnbaum |first=Emily |date=April 21, 2021 |title=What to watch at Lina Khan's confirmation hearing |url=https://politi.co/3dDf6IY |access-date=2021-09-11 |website=Politico |language=en}}</ref>
* Three [[Independent politician|independents]] to serve on the FTC: [[Philip Elman]] (served from 1961 to 1970), [[Mary Azcuenaga]] (served from 1984 to 1998), and Pamela Jones Harbour (served from 2003 to 2009)<ref name="mlexwatch.com" />