January 08, 2021
Primus Sworn In as Fourth STB Member Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Robert Primus was sworn in as a new member of the Surface Transportation Board on Jan. 7, with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) presiding.
Once Republican Schultz is sworn in, the STB will have its full complement of five members, a number set by the 2015 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act.
Republican Patrick Fuchs’ first term expires Jan. 17, 2024. Democrat Martin Oberman’s first term expires Dec. 31, 2023. By statute, STB members are limited to two terms. Republican STB Chairman Ann Begeman’s second term expired Dec. 31, 2020, but the statute provides for a holdover year and permits her to remain until Dec. 31, 2021, or until a successor is sworn in, whichever occurs first.