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. Susan Collins
ME
Republican No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Tina Smith
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Joshua Hawley
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
Republican Yes
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Deb Fischer
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat No