UPDATE: The hearing held on June 17 did not include all four of the nominees. Brodsky and Gallo were part of a panel with nominees for other positions, and they were asked only a few, cursory questions. A Senate aide for the Democrats told Federal News Network that Lomangino and Steffens had not yet completed the committee’s required ethics paperwork. Ranking Member Gary Peters raised concerns about an “overcrowded lineup” of nominees for various positions and said the confirmation process has been “unnecessarily rushed.” (All this is fairly odd, given that Lomangino was originally nominated in May 2025, and Steffens was nominated in March 2026.) The hearing video is here.

On June 17, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings for President Trump’s four nominees to the Postal Service Board of Governors. 

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will oversee the vetting process. 

The Postal Reorganization Act (PRA) mandates that the board maintain a political balance, stipulating that no more than five of the nine presidentially-appointed governors can belong to the same political party.

To ensure this balance, the PRC requires that congressional leaders in both parties are consulted about nominations. The Trump administration may have bypassed this bipartisan process, and it has advanced what appears to be an all-Republican lineup. No Democrat was included.

If all four of these nominees are confirmed, the board will have five Republicans and two Democrats, plus one independent, with one seat unfilled. With five Republicans, the board will not be in technical violation of the PRA, but the balance of power will have shifted significantly. 

One of the goals of the PRA (39 U.S.C. § 202) was to ensure that by replacing the Post Office Department with the Postal Service, the new, quasi-independent agency would act more “like a business” — a step toward ultimately privatizing it.  The Postal Service would be governed by a corporate-type board consisting of those with “experience in the field of public service, law or accounting” or with a “demonstrated ability in managing organizations or corporations (in either the public or private sector) of substantial size.” At least four of the Governors were to be chosen because they had managed organizations or companies with at least 50,000 employees.

None of the current board members or nominees has managed companies anywhere near that large, but the nominees appear to fulfill the other criteria. Apparently it also helps if you’re based in South Florida.

Here’s an overview of the nominees:

Anthony Lomangino was initially nominated in 2025, but the Senate failed to act on his nomination before the session ended. The Trump administration resubmitted his name in January, and it’s finally being considered by the Senate to replace Roman Martinez IV, for a term expiring December 8, 2031. 

As profiled by Waste Today Magazine, Lomangino founded and managed several prominent sanitation firms, including Southern Waste Systems (which had 750 employees). He is a prominent Republican donor who co-founded Right for America, a single-candidate super PAC in support of Trump. According to Open Secrets, in 2023-2024, Lomangino and Southern Waste Systems donated approximately $8.9 million to the Trump campaign.

The APWU has raised conflict-of-interest concerns regarding Lomangino because two of his former sanitation companies were acquired by Waste Management Inc., including one while David Steiner, the Postmaster General, was the Waste Management CEO. 

In February 2026, Lomangino purchased a historic Palm Beach mansion for $76.73 million. It’s located at 260 North Ocean Boulevard, about 3.6 miles from the Mar-a-Lago Club. 

Jeffrey Brodsky: A financial management consultant, Brodsky co-founded Quest Turnaround Advisors (50 employees). According to his corporate bio, his career centers on corporate restructurings and debt crises, having managed the bankruptcy operations of major firms like Adelphia Communications Corporation and Residential Capital. Quest has offices in Rye Brook, NY, and Palm Beach, Florida, at 2000 South Ocean Boulevard, about 2.4 miles from Mar-a-Lago. 

William Gallo: An entrepreneur and retired commodities broker, Gallo maintains investment positions in real estate, healthcare supplies, and the entertainment sector. His proposed term would replace former Democratic governor Anton Hajjar. Gallo is formerly the President and CEO of Pasternak, Baum & Co., one of the largest international grain brokerage firms in the world (50 employees). He currently manages diverse personal investments, including horse breeding. He is the owner of GalloStables, located in Hallandale Beach, Florida, where he also resides, an hour south of Mar-a-Lago.

Robert Steffens: Nominated to replace Robert Duncan, for a term running through December 8, 2032, Steffens is a Texas-based finance executive. According to leadership appointments tracked by the Sports Video Group, he recently served as the CFO for the sports streaming platform FloSports (760 employees). He also spent more than two decades in financial oversight and operational roles at Marvel Entertainment (1,500 employees), where he served as co-president and CFO. As noted by Government Executive, in 2025 Steffens sued the company’s parent, Disney, alleging that he was told secondhand that he had been passed over for a promotion because he is “another old white guy.” 

The four current governors are Independent and Board Chair Amber McReynolds; Democrats Ron Stroman and Dan Tangherlini; and Republican and Vice Chair Derek Kan. 

A Board of Governors heavily tilted like this one is shaping up to be may be inclined to implement aggressive cost-cutting measures, including service reductions and post office closures — a step already being floated by the Postmaster General.

Such a board might also be willing to accommodate Trump’s efforts to turn the Postal Service into a tool that will advance his election reform agenda. 

The Postal Service recently proposed a controversial rule change that would require the agency to refuse the delivery of mail-in ballots in states that decline to share their voter rolls with federal authorities. Trump’s board could push this rule change as well as similar changes in line with the conservative agenda.

Here’s a list of the current board members and nominees from Wikipedia.