Trump Sends Four SEC and CFTC Nominees to Senate

President Donald Trump has nominated four candidates to fill vacancies at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including Steven Levine for the SEC seat previously held by Hester Peirce. The nominees were sent to the Senate on November 12 and must be confirmed before taking office.

Levine, a Republican lawyer and former SEC official, was nominated for a term ending June 5, 2030. The White House also nominated Kristin Johnson, a Democrat and former CFTC commissioner, to an SEC seat formerly held by Caroline Crenshaw. Johnson’s proposed term ends June 5, 2029.

For the CFTC, Trump nominated Republican Nathan Anonick and Democrat Matthew Rowland. Anonick’s proposed term ends in June 2031, while Rowland’s ends in April 2028. The nominees would join a commission led by Chairman Michael Selig, who is its sole serving member, according to reports on the agency’s staffing.

The SEC nominees are to be reviewed by the Senate Banking Committee, and the CFTC candidates by the Senate Agriculture Committee, before consideration by the full Senate. The nominations remain pending. Any that are unresolved when the current Congress ends on January 3, 2027,...