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12/19/2025
The U.S. Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of Michelle Schultz to a second term as a member of the Surface Transportation Board.
President Donald Trump renominated Schultz to the board on Sept. 10. Her second term expires Nov. 30, 2030, STB officials said in an press release.
Schultz began her first term on the STB on Jan. 11, 2021, having been confirmed by the Senate in November 2020. She was named the board's vice chairman on Jan. 22, 2025, and previously served in that role from February 2022 to January 2023.
For the 14 years prior to joining the board, Schultz served in leadership roles at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Most recently at SEPTA, she was deputy general counsel. In that role, she was responsible for representing the agency before the Federal Railroad Administration and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; serving as lead counsel on a major railroad reconstruction project; overseeing compliance, regulatory and legislative issues; and serving as lead counsel on real estate transactions and contract negotiations.
Early in her career, Schultz was an associate with White and Williams LLP.