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 ascending Vote
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Not Voting
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. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat No