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. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat No
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Michael B. Enzi
WY
Republican Yes