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 Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Martha McSally
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Cory Gardner
CO
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
GA
Republican Yes