The proposal from Allen Dickerson has been placed on the Federal Election Commission’s agenda for May 16.
Federal Election Commission Commissioner James E. “Trey” Trainor III (L) and Commissioner Allen Dickerson (R) testify during a hearing before the House Administration Committee. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A Trump-nominated commissioner of the Federal Elections Commission who previously worked at an anti-campaign finance regulation organization funded by conservative political megadonors is seeking to make it easier for donors to conceal their identities from the public. The proposal by Commissioner Allen Dickerson, which has been placed on the agenda for by the FEC’s May 16 meeting, could supercharge “dark money” in politics by requiring the FEC to set up a request form for commissioners to redact donor information—without a public record of their actions.
