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. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Yes
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat No
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Lindsey Graham
SC
Republican Yes