理查德·哈德森在周二的选举中意外落选，导致共和党在众议院能源与商务委员会极具影响力的电信小组委员会中，没有明确的继任人选。
Richard Hudson’s stunning loss in Tuesday’s election leaves no clear Republican successor for the Energy and Commerce Committee’s powerful telecom subcommittee.
据两位直接知情人士透露，哈德森已承认连任竞选失败，这两人因细节尚未公开而要求匿名。
Hudson conceded his race for reelection, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter, granted anonymity to share not yet public details.
在过去这一届国会中，哈德森担任该小组委员会主席，在帮助塑造特朗普政府的宽带拨款政策和应急通信议题方面发挥了主导作用。今年早些时候，重新授权“第一响应者网络管理局”（FirstNet）——一个为数百万第一响应者服务的无线网络——是哈德森的优先事项。如果在跛脚鸭会议期间未予解决，国会明年将不得不在没有这位北卡罗来纳州议员的情况下，应对该机构即将到来的授权失效问题。
As chair of the subcommittee this past Congress, Hudson played a leading role in helping shape the Trump administration’s policy on broadband grants and emergency communications issues. The reauthorization of FirstNet, a wireless network serving millions of first responders, was a priority for Hudson early in the year, and Congress will have to grapple with its coming lapse in authority next year without the North Carolinian if it’s not addressed during the lame duck.
作为小组委员会主席，哈德森被证明是联邦通信委员会（FCC）主席布伦丹·卡尔的可靠盟友。他很大程度上淡化了民主党人对卡尔威胁和调查媒体公司的抱怨，并支持该机构修订电视所有权上限的推动，该上限曾阻止任何单一广播公司覆盖超过39%的美国家庭。
As subcommittee chair, Hudson proved a reliable ally to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr. He largely downplayed Democrats’ complaints about Carr’s threats and investigations into media companies, and backed the agency’s push to revise TV ownership limits that prevented any one broadcaster from reaching more than 39 percent of American households.
作为全国共和党国会委员会（NRCC）主席，哈德森对共和党的议程有着特别的影响力。
Hudson has had particular influence on the GOP’s agenda as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
哈德森在该小组委员会的副主席、众议员里克·艾伦（共和党-佐治亚州）已赢得连任，他有可能接任共和党首席议员一职，尽管委员会共和党人还将在未来几周进行商议。
Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.), who has served as Hudson’s vice chair on the subcommittee and won his re-election bid, could potentially step into the top Republican spot, although committee Republicans will have to deliberate in the weeks to come.
无论谁接替哈德森担任该小组委员会的首席议员，都将在民主党试图在唐纳德·特朗普总统仍留任白宫的情况下执政时发挥关键作用。哈德森的离开可能会打乱国会山其他正在进行的谈判，例如国会山两党、两院工作组就改革FCC“普遍服务基金”以扩大宽带覆盖进行的谈判。哈德森还曾试图就资助下一代911技术升级的法案进行谈判。
Whoever succeeds Hudson as ranking member on the subcommittee will play a crucial role as Democrats attempt to govern with President Donald Trump still in the White House. Hudson’s departure could disrupt other ongoing negotiations on Capitol Hill, like those on the Hill’s bipartisan, bicameral working group to overhaul the FCC’s Universal Service Fund for broadband expansion. Hudson also attempted to negotiate a bill to fund next-generation 911 technology upgrades.
能源与商务委员会电信小组委员会可能还会出现进一步变动。该小组委员会的资深首席议员、众议员多丽丝·松井（民主党-加利福尼亚州）本有望在新一届民主党控制的国会中接任主席之位，但她目前正与萨克拉门托市议员梅·杨（另一位民主党人）陷入胶着竞争。在初步计票中，松井迄今保持领先。
It’s possible the Energy and Commerce telecom subcommittee could feature further shake-ups. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), its longtime ranking member who would stand to inherit the gavel in the new Democratic Congress, is locked in a tight race with Sacramento City Council member Mai Vang, another Democrat. Matsui has so far maintained a lead in the initial ballot count.