Dec 20, 2006 -- Former FEC Chairman Joins Campaign Legal Center Board

The Campaign Legal Center is pleased to announce that Scott Thomas has joined the organization's Board of Directors. Mr. Thomas is a former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and currently heads up the Political Law practice at the law firm Dickstein Shapiro.

First appointed to the FEC by President Reagan in 1986, Mr. Thomas was reappointed by President Bush in 1991 and by President Clinton in 1997 and served until 2006. While at the FEC, Mr. Thomas was involved with efforts to require disclosure of party soft money and to strengthen the Commission's enforcement process.

"Scott's expertise and perspective on the FEC will make him a tremendous asset to our board," said Trevor Potter, former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission and president of the Campaign Legal Center. "I had the great pleasure of serving with Scott on the Commission and look forward to his adding his wide breadth of knowledge to the distinguished panel that makes up our board of directors."

Mr. Thomas served for nine years as an attorney in various capacities at the FEC before his appointment as a Commissioner. He is a member of the District of Columbia bar and admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. A native of Wyoming, Mr. Thomas graduated from Stanford University and received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.