Andrea R. Lucas | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Charlotte Burrows |
| Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2020 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Victoria Lipnic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Ruth Lucas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | |
Andrea Ruth Lucas is an American lawyer, currently serving as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was appointed as the commission's acting chair by Donald Trump in 2025. Lucas is a vocal opponent of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, believing that they motivate reverse discrimination. She has also criticized the application of federal civil rights protections to transgender individuals.[1]
- ^ Mark, Julian (January 21, 2025). "Trump appoints Commissioner Andrea Lucas to oversee EEOC". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 23, 2025.