# Trump Nominates Two Democrats and Two Republicans to the SEC and CFTC Weeks Before Republicans Lose the Senate

Kristin Johnson, a former CFTC commissioner, is named to the SEC, while Kalshi ended Donald Trump Jr.'s advisory contract after his firm invested more in rival Polymarket.

- Published: 2026-11-13T05:45:42.603Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk (nominees)](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/12/u-s-president-names-cftc-sec-nominees-for-first-time-in-a-year), [CoinDesk (Kalshi)](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/12/kalshi-ends-donald-trump-jr-s-advisory-contract-over-1789-capital-s-polymarket-investment), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/kalshi-trump-jr-advisory-deal-polymarket/), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [FXStreet](https://www.fxstreet.com/cryptocurrencies/news/trump-nominates-hester-peirce-successor-among-sec-cftc-picks-202611130452), [Coin Turk](https://en.coin-turk.com/trump-nominates-steven-levine-and-kristin-johnson-for-sec-2-others-for-cftc/)

President Donald Trump named nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on November 12, his first nominations to either agency in a year. Each pair includes a Democrat, the f…

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