Key facts
- Kristin Johnson, a Democrat and former CFTC commissioner, was nominated for an SEC seat expiring in 2029.
- Republican Steven Levine was nominated for an SEC seat with a term due to expire in 2030.
- Democrat Matthew Rowland was nominated as a CFTC commissioner for the rest of a term expiring in 2028.
- Republican Nathan Anonick was nominated as a CFTC commissioner for a term due to end in 2031.
- CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, confirmed by the Senate in 2025, backed the Rowland and Anonick picks in a post on X.
The White House on November 12 sent the Senate bipartisan nominations for two seats at the Securities and Exchange Commission and two commissioner posts at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Reuters reported.
Kristin Johnson, a Democrat, was named for an SEC seat with a term due to expire in 2029. She was previously a CFTC commissioner, appointed by then-Democratic President Joe Biden. Republican Steven Levine was nominated for a separate SEC seat, for a term due to expire in 2030.
At the CFTC, Democrat Matthew Rowland was nominated as a commissioner for the remainder of a term expiring in 2028, and Republican Nathan Anonick for a term due to end in 2031.
CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, who was picked by Trump and confirmed by the Senate in 2025, described the Rowland and Anonick nominations in a post on X as "two strong bipartisan picks" whom he looked forward to working with.
The nominations were sent as President Donald Trump's Republican Party is set to lose control of the Senate in January following last week's midterm election defeat.