White House Nominates Christopher Mufarrige to Be FTC Commissioner in Batch of 22 Nominations Sent to the Senate
WASHINGTON — The White House on November 9 sent a batch of nominations and a withdrawal to the Senate, nominating Christopher Mufarrige, of Texas, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term of seven years from September 26, 2026, vice Alvaro M. Bedoya, whose term has expired. The nomination requires Senate confirmation.
Mufarrige currently serves as Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and previously served as an adviser at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). As the FTC's consumer protection chief, he has spoken publicly on enforcement actions involving hidden rental fees and debt collection, including the $49.75 million Progress Residential settlement reported by GSM on November 6.
The batch of 22 nominations also includes several federal judgeships: Philip Lawrence Aubart for the Middle District of North Carolina, Joseph Patrick Falvey for the Northern District of Indiana, Eric James Hamilton for the District of Nebraska, Brian S. Meyers for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Gregory Todd Butler for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; three associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and several ambassadors: Natalie Baker to Pakistan, Jeffrey Colyer to the United Arab Emirates, Cynthia Kierscht to Senegal and concurrently to Guinea-Bissau, Ian McCary to Mali, Christy McCormick to North Macedonia, and Benita Gunn to Burundi.
Other nominees include Michael LoSapio, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security; Arthur Kleinschmidt, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Gary Lawkowski, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Toby Deen, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy; Arthur Miller, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Loren Smith, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; and Matthew Zandi, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2031.
The White House also notified the Senate the same day that it was withdrawing the nomination of David MacNeil, of Florida, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, which had been sent to the Senate on January 13, 2026, for the seat vacated by Melissa Holyoak, whose term expired.
(Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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