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.

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This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 47
NAYs: 50

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
 Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
 Republican Yes
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
 Republican Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
 Republican Yes
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
 Republican Yes
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
 Republican Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
 Republican No
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Joshua Hawley
MO
 Republican Yes
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
 Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
 Republican Not Voting
2020 Senate Key Votes
  1. United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Implementation Act
  2. Nomination of Andrew Lynn Brasher to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit
  3. Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
  4. Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  5. Amendment to Limit Unemployment Benefits
  6. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
  7. Nomination of Justin Reed Walker to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
  8. Nomination of Cory T. Wilson to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 5th District
  9. Nomination of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board
  10. Nomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board
  11. Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court
  12. Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board