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 …

3 days ago · Ellen Weintraub, the current Federal Election Commission Chair and one of three Democratic members on the committee, posted a letter on X Thursday night from President Trump that says she has been ...

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.

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

4 days ago · President Donald Trump moved this week to fire the chair of the Federal Election Commission, Democrat Ellen Weintraub, the latest in a line of ousters of Democratic-aligned regulators across the ...

4 days ago · President Trump dismissed Federal Election Commission Chair Ellen Weintraub from service Friday, ending her tenure of more than 20 years on the independent, regulatory agency.

4 days 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 ...

3 days ago · Ellen Weintraub announced Thursday evening that she had received a letter from Trump, dated Jan. 31, "purporting to remove" her from her position. "There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners ...

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

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.