MADRAPP RECORDER, CHUCK JACKSON

U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) on Friday released the following statement after President Joe Biden nominated Val Demings and William Zollars to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors.

Last month, the Congresswoman pressed President Biden to swiftly nominate members to fill the remaining vacancies on the Board of Governors.

“Virginians have suffered some of the worst consequences of the detrimental policy changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy,” Spanberger said. “To return the USPS to the once great standard Virginians deserve, ​I’ve long stressed the need to fill the persisting vacancies on the Board of Governors. Just last month, I urged the President to take the action needed of him to bring the board to full strength.

“I’m grateful to President Biden for nominating qualified public servants to fill the remaining vacancies on the board — the sole entity authorized to elect, oversee, or remove the Postmaster General. The USPS’s governing board must be fully staffed to hold leadership accountable and restore timely, dependable service for Virginians.”

Demings, a former congressperson representing Florida-10, and Zollars, a Minnesota native, formally served as chair, president, and CEO of Yellow Corporation, retiring in 2011.

He completed his first term on the board of governors at the end of 2023.

The USPS Board of Governors is comprised of 11 individuals — including nine Governors who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Earlier this year, President Biden nominated Marty Walsh to fill one of two currently vacant seats on the governing body. The President’s two most recent nominations would fill the remaining vacancy, as well as a seat set to be vacated on December 8, 2024.