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. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat No
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
Democrat No
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat 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
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No