President Donald Trump sent four nominees to the Senate for seats at the CFTC and SEC, the White House said. All require Senate confirmation. The slate includes his first Democratic nominees for either agency, but the source says the confirmation window is tight because the Senate is heading toward Democratic control in January.
Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland, nominated for the CFTC, both worked on the Clarity Act, a crypto bill that collapsed in the Senate. At the SEC, Steven Levine would replace crypto advocate Hester Peirce, though his views on digital assets are not well established publicly. Kristin Johnson, a former CFTC commissioner who pressed for stronger customer protections, would replace crypto skeptic Caroline Crenshaw.
