As with the previous two season kick-offs of Early Returns, we welcome the third season with the newly elected 2024 chair of the Federal Election Commission, Sean Cooksey, who is a republican. The FEC consists of six bipartisan commissioners with no more than three from the same political party. It takes the vote of four commissioners to take any major action.

Chair Cooksey has three of his six years under his belt serving on the FEC. He and Jan Baran discuss what the FEC is doing in preparing for See more +

As with the previous two season kick-offs of Early Returns, we welcome the third season with the newly elected 2024 chair of the Federal Election Commission, Sean Cooksey, who is a republican. The FEC consists of six bipartisan commissioners with no more than three from the same political party. It takes the vote of four commissioners to take any major action.

Chair Cooksey has three of his six years under his belt serving on the FEC. He and Jan Baran discuss what the FEC is doing in preparing for the 2024 election and his agenda as chair, including artificial intelligence and candidate security considerations. See less -