The Senate voted late Wednesday to confirma new commissioner to the Federal Communications Commission. Geoffrey Starks, a Democrat who was nominated this summer, was confirmed in a unanimous voice vote. The Senate also re-confirmed Republican Brendan Carr. Both will serve five-year terms as commissioners.  

The agency, which is supposed to consist of five members, has been operating since June with three Republicans and only one Democrat, Jessica Rosenworcel. Starks is filling a seat left vacant by Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a strong net neutrality supporter. She left the agency in June after nearly nine years of service at the FCC.