Apr 25, 2015 · Ellen L. Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) has served as a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Election Commission since 2002, having been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. She has been elected to chair the Commission for 2025.

10 hours ago · WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump has moved to fire Ellen Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, but she says her termination is invalid and is refusing to step down ...

22 hours ago · Ellen L. Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission, said on Thursday that President Trump had moved to fire her. Ms. Weintraub, who has served as a Democratic commissioner on ...

21 hours ago · Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ellen Weintraub declared Thursday evening that a lay-off notice she received from President Donald Trump will not be enough to remove her from her position. “Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner & Chair of @FEC,” Weintraub wrote on X Thursday. “There’s a legal way to replace FEC commissioners—this isn’t it.

Ellen L. Weintraub is an American attorney who has served as Commissioner (since December 9, 2002) and Chair (most recently since January 1, 2025) of the Federal Election Commission.On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump sent Weintraub a letter purporting to dismiss her from the Commission; Weintraub has described this dismissal as illegal and asserted her intent to remain in office until ...

18 hours ago · President Trump fired Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub on Thursday in a move the Democratic official claims is illegal. Weintraub, who has served as an FEC commissioner since ...

1 day ago · U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) Commissioner Ellen Weintraub poses for a portrait in this January 14, 2020 handout photo in Washington, D.C., U.S., Federal Election Commission/Handout via ...

22 hours ago · U.S. Federal Election Commission Commissioner Ellen Weintraub testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, before the House Oversight and Reform National Security subcommittee ...

Dec 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON—At its open meeting today, the Federal Election Commission elected Vice Chair Ellen L. Weintraub as Chair and Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor, III as Vice Chairman for 2025. Vice Chair Weintraub has served on the U.S. Federal Election Commission since 2002.

11 hours ago · Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen L. Weintraub said in a post on X that she received a letter purporting to be from President Donald Trump saying that she has been removed from the FEC.