Caroline Hunter | |
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| Chair of theFederal Election Commission | |
| In office January 1, 2020 – June 18, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Ellen Weintraub |
| Succeeded by | James E. Trainor III |
| In office January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steven T. Walther |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Weintraub |
| In office January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Cynthia L. Bauerly |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Weintraub |
| Member of theFederal Election Commission | |
| In office June 24, 2008 – July 3, 2020 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael E. Toner |
| Succeeded by | Allen Dickerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1971 (age 54–55) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Justin Hunter |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (BA) University of Memphis (JD) |
Caroline Critchfield Hunter (born c. 1971) is a formerRepublican member of the United StatesFederal Election Commission. She was appointed in June 2008, and served as chair in 2012, 2018, and 2020. On June 26, 2020, she resigned from the FEC, effective July 3, 2020, leaving the FEC without a quorum.[1][2][3]
Hunter graduated cum laude from theUniversity of Memphis School of Law and received her bachelor of arts degree from ThePennsylvania State University.[4]
From 2001 to 2005 she was associate counsel and then deputy counsel at theRepublican National Committee where she provided guidance on Election Law and the implementation of theHelp America Vote Act of 2002[citation needed]. From 2005 to 2006, she wasCitizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman within theU.S. Department of Homeland Security. Hunter also served as deputy director of theWhite House Office of Public Liaison from January to October 2006. Hunter was nominated to theElection Assistance Commission in 2006 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 15, 2007. She served as the vice chair of the EAC. She was nominated to the Federal Election Commission by PresidentGeorge W. Bush on May 6, 2008. Her appointment was approved by the United States Senate on June 24, 2008.
As PresidentDonald Trump was beinginvestigated by Congress for allegedly soliciting dirt on a political opponent from a foreign country in exchange for military aid, the then-Chair of the FEC,Ellen Weintraub, published a "Draft Interpretive Rule Concerning Prohibited Activities Involving Foreign Nationals"[5] on the FEC website. According to Weintraub, Hunter objected to the inclusion of the draft in the FEC's public weekly digest of its actions, and blocked the publication of the weekly digest as a result, a move that Weintraub described as "altogether unprecedented".[6][7]
She lives inWashington, D.C., with her husband and two daughters.[4]