Some rumored SEC chair appointments are Obama financial supporters


Alexander Cohen - Posted on 19 November 2008

Today, Politico listed seven candidates to replace the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox. One of those candidates was a major donor to Obama's presidential effort and another was a major donor and fundraiser.

Mellody Hobson was a bundler who raised between $100,000 to $200,000 for Obama's campaign. She contributed $28,500 to Obama's joint-fundraising committee.

Robert C. Pozen, another candidate, contributed $14,600 to Obama's campaign and joint fundraising committees. Pozen's wife, Elizabeth, and his daughter, Joanna, gave another $33,100 and $11,000, for a combined family total of $58,700 to Obama's campaign and joint fundraising committees.

Roel Campos, a member of Obama's Transition Economic Advisory Committee, contributed $13,300 to Obama's campaign and joint fundraising committees. He has been reported as a possible choice by the financial newspaper Pensions & Investments.