Allen Dickerson
Vice Chair
Republican
Currently serving
Biography
Allen Dickerson was nominated to the Federal Election Commission by President Donald J. Trump on September 16, 2020, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2020.
Prior to his appointment, Dickerson was Legal Director of the Institute for Free Speech (IFS), where he led a nationwide litigation practice. He has appeared before numerous state and federal courts, argued more than a dozen appeals, and participated as counsel for parties or amici curiae in many of the most significant First Amendment cases of the last decade. While at IFS, he testified regularly before Congress, state legislatures, and regulatory agencies, and was a frequent speaker on campaign finance and political regulation topics. Earlier in his career, he was an associate with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York and an attorney for the Republican Governors Association.
Commissioner Dickerson received his undergraduate education at Yale College and his law degree from New York University School of Law. In addition to his work with the Commission, he serves as a captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army Reserve.
Statements and opinions
Advisory Opinions
- Statement on Advisory Opinion 2021-01 (Aluminate, Inc.), June 14, 2021
Enforcement
- MUR 7652, Nicole Rodden for Congress, Inc. and Paul Kilgore in his official capacity as treasurer, Nicole Rodden, and Robert Rodden, November 18, 2021
- MURs 7530 and 7627, NRCC and Keith A. Davis in his official capacity as treasurer, Balderson for Congress and Matthew J. Yuskewich, in his official capacity as treasurer, Troy Balderson, Rodney for Congress and Thomas Datwyler, in his official capacity as treasurer, Rodney Davis, Friends of Hagedorn and Thomas Datwyler, in his official capacity as treasurer, James Hagedorn, Caludia Tenney for Congress and Cabell Hobbs, in his official capacity as treasurer, and Claudia Tenny, November 8, 2021
- MUR 7528, Yukon Kusko Political Action Committee, and Margaret Pohjola, in her official capacity as treasurer, Calista Corporation, Yulista Holding, LLC; Jennine Jordan, Andrew Guy, and Josh Herren, November 1, 2021
- MUR 7502, Utah Love PAC f/k/a Mia Love , et al., October 29, 2021
- MUR 7330, Mia Love, et al., October 27, 2021
- MUR 7832, Twitter, Inc., October 26, 2021
- MUR 7832, Twitter, Inc., October 26, 2021
- MUR 7742, Twitter, Inc., October 19, 2021
- MUR 7180, GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc., et al., October 13. 2021
- MURs 7812, 7825, and 7869, Facebook, Inc. et al., October 13, 2021
- MUR 7807, Snap, Inc., et al, October 13, 2021
- MURs 7443, 7447, and 7550, Twitter, Inc. et al., October 13, 2021
- MURs 7165 and 7196, Jesse Benton, October 13, 2021
- MUR 7753, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Inc., Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and Tara Paone in her official capacity as treasurer, U.S. Rep. Lucy McBeth, and Friends of Lucy McBeth Inc.and Kendra-Sue Derby in her official capacity as treasurer, October 8, 2021
- MUR 7513, Community Issues Project, October 7, 2021
- MUR 7512, Pembina Pipeline Corporation, et al., September 28, 2021
- MUR 7220, Make America Great Again PAC f/k/a Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer; Donald J. Trump; Trump Make America Great Again Committee and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, September 21, 2021
- MUR 7383, Hughes for Congress and Dave Hughes in his official capacity as treasurer, September 21, 2021
- MURs 7821, 7827, and 7868, Twitter, Inc., et al., September 13, 2021
- MUR 6992, Donald Trump et al., August 31, 2021
- MUR 7507, Aftab Pureval, Aftab for Ohio and Evan Nolan in his official capacity as treasurer, Friends of Aftab Pureval, and Drenko Pureval, August 27, 2021
- MUR 7125, Debbie Wasserman Schultz for Congress and Lawrence Wasserman in his official capacity as treasurer, et al., August 24, 2021
- MUR 7354, Friends of Chris McDaniel and Richard Conrad in his official capacity as treasurer, Chris McDaniel, Remember Mississippi and Tommy Barnett in his official capacity as treasurer, August 3, 2021
- MURs 7370 and 7496, New Republican PAC, et al., July 21, 2021
- MUR 7413, Jonathan Jenkins, Jonathan Jenkins for Senate and Chris Ehlinger in his official capacity as treasurer, and Indie Party, Co., July 14, 2021
- MUR 7501, Bill Nelson for U.S. Senate and Peggy Gagnon in her official capacity as treasurer, and Democratic Executive Committee of Florida and Fran Garcia in her official capacity as treasurer, June 28, 2021
- MURs 7324, 7332, 7364, and 7366, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Donald J. Trump, American Media, Inc., David J. Pecker, Dylan Howard, Michael D. Cohen, and Timothy Jost, June 28, 2021
- MURs 7340 and 7609, Great America Committee, et al., June 25, 2021
- MUR 7271, Democratic National Committee and Virginia McGregor in her official capacity as treasurer, Alexandra Chalupa, and Chalupa & Associates, LLC, June 10, 2021
- MUR 7271, Democratic National Committee and Virginia McGregor in her official capacity as treasurer, Alexandra Chalupa, and Chalupa & Associates, LLC, June 10, 2021
- MURs 7640 (Fair People for Fair Government) and 7536/7551 (Coalition for a Safe Secure America), May 28, 2021
- MURs 7640 (Fair People for Fair Government) and 7536/7551 (Coalition for a Safe Secure America), May 26, 2021
- MUR 7696, Texans for Senator John Cornyn, et al., May 18, 2021
- MURs 7265 and 7266, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. and Bradley T. Crate in his official capacity as treasurer, Donald Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner, and Rob Goldstone, May 10, 2021
- MUR 7181, Independent Women's Voice, May 10, 2021
- MUR 7347, End Citizens United and Deanna Nesburg in her official capacity as treasurer, April 30, 2021
- MURs 6917, 6929 (Governor Scott Walker, Scott Walker, Inc. and Kate Teasdale in her official capacity as treasurer, and Our American Revival and C. Ryan Burchfield in his official capacity as treasurer) and 6955, 6983 (John R. Kasich, Kasich for America, Inc. and J. Matthew Yuskewich in his official capacity as treasurer, and New Day for America and J. Matthew Yusekwich in his official capacity as treasurer, April 29, 2021
- MUR 7395, Heller for Senate and Chrissie Hastie in her official capacity as treasurer, Sen. Dean Heller, and Heller Enterprises, LLC, April 27, 2021
- MUR 7284, AB PAC f/k/a American Bridge 21st Century and Rodell Mollineau in his official capacity as treasurer and Correct the Record and Elizabeth Cohen in her official capacity as treasurer, April 16, 2021
- MUR 7479, H. Russell Taub, Keeping America in Republican Control PAC and H. Russell Taub, in his official capacity as treasurer, April 6, 2021
- MUR 7140, Americans for Sensible Solutions PAC and David Garrett, April 5, 2021
- MUR 7140, Americans for Sensible Solutions PAC and David Garrett, April 2, 2021
- MUR 7243, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, et al., April 1, 2021
- MUR 7181, Independent Women's Voice, March 18, 2021
Rulemaking and litigation
- Statement on Giffords v. FEC, November 1, 2021