Ellen Weintraub

Ellen Weintraub
Weintraub in 2023
Chair of the Federal Election Commission
In office
January 1, 2025 – February 6, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded bySean J. Cooksey
Succeeded byShana M. Broussard
In office
January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCaroline C. Hunter
Succeeded byCaroline C. Hunter
In office
January 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byCaroline C. Hunter
Succeeded byLee E. Goodman
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byDavid M. Mason
Succeeded byBradley Smith
Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission
In office
December 9, 2002 – February 6, 2025
President
Preceded byKarl Sandstrom
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born1957 (age 68–69)
New York City, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBill Dauster
EducationYale University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Ellen L. Weintraub is an American attorney who served as a member of the Federal Election Commission from 2002 to 2025. She served as the commission's chair in 2003, 2013, 2019, and 2025.