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Deborah Taylor Tate

Deborah Taylor TateBorn: 1956
Birthplace: Columbia, TN

Gender: Female
Religion: Presbyterian [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: FCC Commissioner


[1] Elder, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee.

Husband: William H. Tate (attorney, three sons)
Son: William
Son: Taylor
Son: Carlton

    University: BA, University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1977)
    Law School: JD, University of Tennessee at Knoxville (1980)
    Administrator: Director of Institute on Public Policy, Vanderbilt University

    US FCC Commissioner (2005-)
    Tennessee State Official Tennessee Regulatory Authority (2002-05, as Chairman, 2003-04)
    Tennessee State Official Legal Counsel to Gov. Lamar Alexander
    Tennessee State Official Legal Counsel to Gov. Don Sundquist
    Member of the Board of Centerstone, Inc.
    League of Women Voters
    National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions Chairman, Washington Action Committee
    Nashville Bar Association






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