James E. Trainor of Texas to be a Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission for the
remainder of a 6-year term expiring April 30, 2021. Mr. Trainor is currently a partner at Akerman, LLP,
and has more than 10 years of private practice experience involving election law, campaign finance, and
ethics representation for government officers, interest groups, corporations, and others (two presidential
campaigns). He recently served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense in the Office of General
Counsel. Mr. Trainer?s prior government service includes positions as General Counsel to the Texas
Secretary of State (also an appointed member to the Standards Advisory Board, Elections Assistance
Commission) and Counsel to the Texas House Committee on Regulated Industries and various other
state legislative roles. Mr. Trainor was born and raised in Texas. He graduated from Texas 
University (Corps of Cadets member) in 1997 and earned his law degree from Texas University
School of Law in 2002. Mr. Trainor currently resides in Driftwood, Texas, with his wife Lucy and their six
children.