James E. Trainor III

James Edwin "Trey" Trainor III is an American lawyer and government official. He is the Chair of the Federal Election Commission. He was nominated as a Member by President Donald Trump.[1]

Trey Trainor
Chair of the Federal Election Commission
Assumed office
June 18, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCaroline C. Hunter
Member of the Federal Election Commission
Assumed office
May 19, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byMatthew S. Petersen
Personal details
Born
James Edwin Trainor III

Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Lucy
Children6
EducationTexas A&M University (BA)
Texas Wesleyan University (JD)

Career

Trainor has been a lawyer at the Trainor Law Firm, PC.[2] Trainor's legal practice specializes in election law, campaign finance, and ethics.[3]

He has served as a special assistant to United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis,[4] as general counsel to the Secretary of State of Texas, and as counsel to the Texas House Committee on Regulated Industries.[5][6]

On September 14, 2017, President Trump nominated Trainor to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023.[1] On May 19, 2020, the full United States Senate voted to invoke cloture on his nomination by a 50–43 vote[7] and later that day confirmed his nomination by a 49–43 vote.[8]

On June 18, 2020, he was elected as Chair for the remainder of 2020.[9]

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References
  1. "Six Nominations and One Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Today". The White House. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&ContactID=240821
  3. Svitek, Patrick (September 12, 2017). "Trump nominates Texas lawyer Trey Trainor for Federal Election Commission". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  4. Svitek, Patrick (January 25, 2017). "Austin lawyer Trey Trainor joins Trump administration". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. September 12, 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Gold, Matea (September 13, 2017). "Trump nominates conservative Texas lawyer to Federal Election Commission". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 116th Congress - 2nd Session". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. "FEC elects James E. "Trey" Trainor as Chair, Steven T. Walther as Vice Chair for the remainder of 2020" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Federal Election Commission. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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