Dara Lindenbaum is an American election lawyer serving as a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). She was nominated in January 2022 and confirmed by the Senate in May 2022.
Dara Lindenbaum | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Federal Election Commission | |
| In office January 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Allen Dickerson |
| Succeeded by | Sean J. Cooksey |
| Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission | |
| Assumed office August 2, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Steven T. Walther |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northeastern University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Education
editLindenbaum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from Northeastern University and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School in 2011.[1]
Career
editDuring the Iraq War, Lindenbaum was an activist with Code Pink.[2] After graduating from law school, she worked as associate counsel in the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She was also a development assistant at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.[3][4][5] During the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, Lindenbaum worked as general counsel for Stacey Abrams's campaign.[6] In 2020, Lindenbaum was legal counsel for Fair Fight Action.[7] Prior to her governmental service Lindenbaum was a partner at Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock, P.C.[8]
FEC Nomination
editOn January 21, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Lindenbaum to be a commissioner of the Federal Election Commission.[9] Hearings were held before the Senate Rules Committee on the nomination on April 6, 2022. The committee favorably reported the nomination on May 3, 2022.[10] She was confirmed by the full Senate on May 24, 2022 by a vote of 54–38, with 6 Republicans supporting her confirmation.[11] She was sworn in on August 2, 2022.[12] She was elected as FEC Chair for 2023.[13]
References
edit- ^ "President Biden Announces 2 Key Nominees". The White House. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Anti-War Protesters March Against Iraq Policy". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Biden nominates Democrat Lindenbaum for Federal Election Commission". news.yahoo.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Biden nominates Democrat Lindenbaum for Federal Election Commission". The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO. Reuters. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Mordock, Jeff. "Biden looks to reshape elections commission with nominee". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ ""I Am the Crazy Person Who Went To Law School To Do Exactly This"". www.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Galloway, Jim; Bluestein, Greg; Mitchell, Tia; Murphy, Patricia. "The Jolt: On Tuesday, an offer of hot chocolate to a shivering voter could become a crime". Political Insider (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Dara Lindenbaum". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "President Biden Announces 2 Key Nominees". The White House. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "PN1758 — Dara Lindenbaum — Federal Election Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "Dara Lindenbaum sworn in as Commissioner".
- ^ "Dara Lindenbaum elected Chair, Sean J. Cooksey elected Vice Chair for 2023". FEC.gov. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2024-01-08.