Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board

Nov. 17, 2020

The AFL-CIO opposed the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board. Shelton had a longstanding lack of commitment to Federal Reserve independence, a decades-long advocacy of returning to the gold standard, opposition to federal deposit insurance, and her questioning of whether a central bank is even needed. Shelton’s nomination failed the Senate on Nov. 11, 2020.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 47
NAYs: 50

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
Republican Yes
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican No
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No