Trump-appointed FEC commissioner to resign on Inauguration Day

“I am proud of my work on the Commission and the agency’s significant accomplishments during my tenure,” Cooksey wrote. “In particular, I am pleased to have played a role in the Commission’s work repealing unnecessary regulations, lessening burdens on freedom of speech, and reforming agency procedures to respect due process."

By Misty Severi

Published: January 13, 2025 3:39pm

Federal Election Commission head Sean Cooksey, who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump in 2020, on Monday announced that he would resign his post on Inauguration Day.

Cooksey is the latest in a string of federal departures ahead of the next presidential administration. The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced his exit last week, which will take place on Jan. 20. FBI Director Christopher Wray, also a Trump choice, will also resign next week.

The commissioner is one of three Republicans on the committee, which enforces federal campaign finance law, per The Hill. There are also three Democrats.

“I am proud of my work on the Commission and the agency’s significant accomplishments during my tenure,” Cooksey wrote in his resignation letter to President Joe Biden. “In particular, I am pleased to have played a role in the Commission’s work repealing unnecessary regulations, lessening burdens on freedom of speech, and reforming agency procedures to respect due process."

Cooksey also urged Trump to remove commission members whose terms have expired, and swiftly appoint new members "who will respect the First Amendment."

"I believe this is necessary to ensure the Commission's continued success in the years to come," he continued. "I am honored by the trust that the American people have placed in me to serve as a Member of the Federal Election Commission. I have discharged those to the best of my ability."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.