President Trump on Thursday introduced a brand new nominee to the Federal Vitality Regulatory Fee (FERC) to fill the seat of a earlier Democratic commissioner who stepped down at the White Home’s request.
Trump nominated David LaCerte, whose LinkedIn lists him as an official with the White Home Workplace of Personnel Administration, to the fee. FERC regulates interstate vitality transmission, together with electrical energy and pipelines.
LaCerte can be listed as a contributor to Undertaking 2025, a controversial conservative plan for learn how to run the federal government beneath a GOP president corresponding to Trump.
FERC is an unbiased company made up of 5 commissioners who serve fastened phrases. It could actually have not more than three commissioners of the identical political get together.
It had a 3-2 Democratic majority. Nevertheless, Commissioner Willie Phillips stepped down in April, saying, “I heard from the White Home, and so they expressed their curiosity that I step apart.”
If confirmed, LaCerte could be anticipated to swing the fee to a Republican majority.