Sean J. Cooksey

Sean Joseph Cooksey is a Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission.

Sean J. Cooksey
Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission
Assumed office
December 14, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byLee E. Goodman
Personal details
Born
Sean Joseph Cooksey[1]
Political partyRepublican
EducationTruman State University (B.A.)
University of Chicago (J.D.)

Education

Cooksey received his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Truman State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School, where he graduated with High Honors and Order of the Coif, and served as a Managing Editor on the University of Chicago Law Review.[2][3]

Cooksey served as a law clerk for Judge Jerry Edwin Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He then worked as a litigation associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C. where his practice focused on appeals and constitutional law. He later served as Deputy Chief Counsel for Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. He then served as General Counsel to Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. He advised the Senator on issues including constitutional law, judicial nominations, election law, federal criminal law, and ethics compliance, and served as the Senator’s lead staffer on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.[2]

Appointment to the Federal Election Commission

On October 28, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Cooksey to serve as a Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission.[2] On October 30, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] He was nominated to the vacancy created by the retirement of Lee E. Goodman on February 16, 2018. On December 9, 2020, he was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 50–46.[5] He was sworn in on December 14, 2020, making him the youngest commissioner in FEC history.[6][7][8]

Personal life

Cooksey is a Republican.[9]

References
  1. "Sean J. Cooksey Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration Posts" White House, October 28, 2020 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Sean J. Cooksey Commissioner Profile on FEC.gov". www.fec.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  4. "Two Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, October 30, 2020
  5. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission)" United States Senate, December 9, 2020
  6. "Week of December 14-18, 2020". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. "Shana Broussard, Sean Cooksey, Allen Dickerson sworn in as Commissioners" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: Federal Election Commission. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. Lee, Michelle Ye Hee (December 9, 2020). "Senate confirms three FEC commissioners, restoring full slate for the first time since 2017". Washington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  9. Ackley, Kate (October 28, 2020). "Trump to nominate bipartisan pair of commissioners to hobbled FEC". Roll Call. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Lee E. Goodman		 Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission Incumbent
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