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US: Confirmation restores Democratic majority to FTC

By  |  April 10, 2014

The US Senate has confirmed Terrell McSweeny as the newest member of the Federal Trade Commission, filling a longstanding vacancy within the agency and restoring its Democratic majority that will allow chairwoman Edith Ramirez to form a coalition with her party in FTC decisions.

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    Reports say the Senate voted 95-1 to approve of McSweeny’s nomination to fill the vacancy left by former chairman Jon Leibowitz when he stepped down last year. She was nominated by the Obama administration last year.

    With a 3-2 Democratic majority within FTC members, McSweeny could help end what some critics say was a period of inefficient enforcement for the FTC hampered by a 2-2 split between Democrats and Republicans at the agency.

    According to reports, McSweeny is currently a senior staffer in the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice.

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