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. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat No
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat No
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Tina Smith
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat No
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No