Christopher Giancarlo was nominated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as the Chairman of the regulatory agency. Moreover, Brian Quintenz and Rostin Behnam, both of who are Republican nominees, were confirmed as CFTC Commissioners.

However, a third Republican nominee, Dawn Stump, did not receive the same treatment. According to a Senate Democratic aide, the party did not want to confirm three Republican commissioners. There is currently one Democratic commissioner, Sharon Bowen, who is planning to step down.

The US Senate rendered a unanimous vote to confirm Christopher Giancarlo as Chairman of CFTC. This is an unusual sign of bipartisan efforts as for the past months we witnessed a consistency of oppositions along partisan lines.

Christopher Giancarlo was Acting Chairman of CFTC since the beginning of this year. During the confirmation Giancarlo issued the following statement:

“I am humbled by the bipartisan support in the Senate. As I have stated before, during my time as a Commissioner, I have witnessed firsthand the enduring commitment of members of the US Senate to our common purpose of serving the American people and the agricultural producers upon which we all rely. I stand ready to fulfill the CFTC’s mission to foster open, transparent, competitive and financially sound markets, in a way that best fosters broad-based economic growth and American prosperity. I am pleased that the nominations of Russ Benham and Brian Quintenz were also confirmed by the Senate, and I look forward to the swift confirmation of Dawn Stump and getting a full Commission soon. I am also grateful to Commissioner Bowen for her partnership during my tenure as Acting Chairman, and I am proud of the excellent work we’ve accomplished together.”

Please visit CFTC website to find out more about this and the press release.