Steven T. Walther

Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, was nominated February 10, 2006, by President George W. Bush to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Walther was appointed to the Commission on January 4, 2006, by President Bush in a recess appointment. Walther replaced Scott E. Thomas, whose term expired.

When first appointed to the FEC by President Bush on December 15, 2005, Walther was a Partner at Walther, Key, Maupin, Oats, Cox & LeGoy, "a law firm he co-founded in 1972. Earlier in his career, he was an attorney at Jones Vargas. Mr. Walther received his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and his JD from the University of California, Berkley." [1]

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