Changes at the FEC June 26, 2020 was a day for big changes at the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Long-time Commissioner Caroline Hunter announced she is stepping down at the end of the month after more than a decade of service. Shortly thereafter, the White House announced the President’s intent to nominate Allen Dickerson to replace her. The moves come at a critical time for the FEC which lacked a quorum for ten months, resumed a quorum in June, and now faces the loss of a quorum again. Commissioner Hunter, a Republican, was first appointed to the FEC in 2008. “Caroline has been a stalwart defender of limited government and agency accountability,” said Michael Toner, chair of Wiley's Election Law and Government Ethics Practice and former FEC Chairman. She announced she will be stepping down at the end of June to join a non-profit organization, Stand Together in Arlington, Virginia.