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Senate confirms Selig as CFTC chairman

On 18 December 2025 the US Senate confirmed Michael Selig as CFTC chairman by 53 votes to 43, in an en bloc vote on several nominations. President Trump had nominated him on 27 October 2025, and Selig was sworn in as the commission's 16th chairman four days after the vote.

Michael Selig (Wikimedia Commons portrait; person avatar reused as fact cover, land-pack1 pattern).

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On 18 December 2025 the US Senate confirmed Michael Selig as CFTC chairman by 53 votes to 43, in an en bloc vote on several nominations. President Trump had nominated him on 27 October 2025, and Selig was sworn in as the commission's 16th chairman four days after the vote.

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  • Michael Selig

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  1. 1.willkie.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: selig+commodity futures · verified
  2. 2.businessinsider.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, final URL = original (no non-trivial redirect), claim in text: selig+confirmed · verified
  3. 3.Michael Selig Sworn In as 16th CFTC ChairmanCFTC · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Senate confirms Selig as CFTC chairman. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/selig-confirmed-cftc-chair-2025-12-18

https://factrail.ai/facts/selig-confirmed-cftc-chair-2025-12-18

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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