FEMA Nominee Pledges to Be ‘Fair and Reasonable’ in Assessing Disaster Relief Requests

Cameron Hamilton testifies during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on his nomination to be administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the Capitol in Washington, on June 17, 2026. AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has pledged to be unbiased when assessing disaster relief requests.

“My focus will be to ensure that FEMA is objective, is fair and reasonable, follows the law, and is consistent” in how it reviews disaster declaration requests, Cameron Hamilton said at a nomination hearing on June 17.