Rebecca Kelly Slaughter

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Official portrait, 2018
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
In office
May 2, 2018 – September 8, 2025
Disputed: March 18, 2025 – present
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byEdith Ramirez
Succeeded byVacant
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission
Acting
January 21, 2021 – June 15, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJoseph Simons
Succeeded byLina Khan
Personal details
BornRebecca Joy Kelly
(1981-08-06) August 6, 1981
PartyDemocratic
EducationYale University (BA, JD)

Rebecca Joy Kelly Slaughter (née Kelly; born August 6, 1981) is an American attorney who served as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2018 until her firing in 2025 by President Donald Trump. Slaughter has contested the legality of her firing, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that she may be removed temporarily pending resolution of the case (a hearing was scheduled for December 2025). A member of the Democratic Party, she served as acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission from January to June 2021.