DANNY LEE MCDONALD CHAIRMAN
Danny Lee McDonald of Oklahoma was elected to serve as Chairman of the Federal Election Commission in 2001.
Chairman McDonald, a Democrat, originally was nominated to the Federal Election Commission by President Ronald Reagan in December 1981, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 1982. He served as FEC Chairman in 1983, 1989, and 1995, and previously has served as Vice Chairman in 1982, 1988, 1994, and 2000.
Prior to his initial appointment in 1981, the Sand Springs, Oklahoma, native served as General Administrator of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Additionally, he served as Secretary of the Tulsa County Election Board and as Chief Clerk of that Board. Commissioner McDonald was a member of the Advisory Panel to the FEC's National Clearinghouse on Election Administration.
Chairman McDonald received a B. A. Degree from Oklahoma State University and attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has served as a member of the JFK School Advisory Board for State and Local Government.
He and his wife Gail reside in Fort Washington, Maryland.
TERMS SUMMARY
CURRENT APPOINTMENT: February 9, 2000, by President Clinton
SENATE CONFIRMATION: May 24, 2000
SWORN IN: June 13, 2000
TERM: April 30, 2005
FIRST NOMINATED: December 14, 1981, by President
Reagan
TERM: April 30, 1987
RECESS APPOINTMENT: December 17, 1981
SWORN IN: December 23, 1981
CONFIRMED: July 1, 1982