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 State Party Sort descending Vote
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Yes
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
Republican Yes
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Martha McSally
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican Yes