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Judy Shelton
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| Expertise: | Economist |
| Education: | • Portland State University • University of Utah (M.B.A. and Ph.D.) |
| Prior Experience | |
| • Economic advisor for the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform (1995-1996) • Donald Trump presidential transition team • National Endowment for Democracy board member (2005-2014)[1] | |
Judy Shelton is a Federal Reserve Board nominee. President Donald Trump (R) announced his plan to nominate Shelton on July 2, 2019.[2] Her nomination advanced to the full Senate on July 21, 2020.[3]
Shelton's nomination was stalled on November 17, 2020, after the upper chamber voted 50-47, in a procedural vote, to limit debate.[4]
Shelton was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, a group of advisors tasked with recommending presidential appointments for the incoming administration.[5] She was part of the Department of the Treasury landing team.
Biography
Shelton was born and raised in a Los Angeles, California, suburb. She had five siblings. Shelton studied at UCLA for two years before completing her undergraduate degree at Portland State University. She relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, for a job at PaineWebber where she met her husband. Shelton received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1981, and shortly after, became a fellow at the Hoover Institution.[6]
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Endowment for Democracy, "Dr. Judy Shelton (Chairman)," accessed November 19, 2020
- ↑ CFO, "Trump to Nominate Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller to Fed," July 3, 2019
- ↑ Washington Post, "Banking Committee approves Fed nominee Judy Shelton; next step is a full Senate vote," July 21, 2020
- ↑ CBS News, "Senate blocks Trump's controversial nominee to Federal Reserve board," November 17, 2020
- ↑ President-Elect Donald J. Trump, "President-Elect Trump Announces Additional Agency Landing Team Members," November 21, 2016
- ↑ C-Span, "Q&A with Judy Shelton," November 4, 2009
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