Sean J. Cooksey, ’14, Elected Chairman of the Federal Election Commission
Sean J. Cooksey elected Chairman, Ellen L. Weintraub elected Vice Chair for 2024
At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Sean J. Cooksey as Chairman and Ellen L. Weintraub as Vice Chair for 2024.
Commissioner Cooksey was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on October 30, 2020, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 9, 2020. Prior to his appointment, Commissioner Cooksey served as General Counsel to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, working on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and advising the Senator on issues including constitutional law, judicial nominations, election law, federal criminal law, immigration law, antitrust policy, intellectual property, and ethics compliance. He previously served as Deputy Chief Counsel for U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
Prior to his Senate service, Commissioner Cooksey worked as an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on appeals and constitutional law. He also served as a law clerk for Judge Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston, Texas.
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