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Rebecca Slaughter
American attorney (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rebecca Kelly Slaughter[1] (born c. 1983) is an American attorney who was a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Slaughter was fired by President Trump on March 18, 2025.[2] Slaughter was previously the acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission from January 21, 2021, to June 15, 2021.[3]
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Biography
Slaughter was an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Sidley Austin before entering federal service.[4]
Slaughter served as a longtime policy counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer of New York before accepting the appointment to a Democratic seat on the Federal Trade Commission in 2018, during the presidency of Donald Trump.[5] In this capacity, she filled the seat left vacant by Edith Ramirez.[6]
Slaughter was nominated by President Joe Biden for a second term as commissioner on February 13, 2023.[7]
Shortly after her appointment to the seat, Slaughter gave birth to her third child, making her the first person to give birth while serving on the FTC.[5] Slaughter was considered for the role of permanent agency chair under President Biden, but the position instead went to Lina Khan.[8] Slaughter was fired by President Donald Trump on March 18, 2025 along with the other Democratic commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, in violation of the precedent set by Humphrey's Executor v. United States.[2][9] Slaughter stated: "The President illegally fired me from my position as a Federal Trade Commissioner, violating the plain language of a statute and clear Supreme Court precedent".[2]
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Personal life
Slaughter received her B.A. in Anthropology magna cum laude from Yale University and her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she served as an editor on the Yale Law Journal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Justin Slaughter. They have four children.[4][10]
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