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. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat No
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. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat No
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat No