Michael E. Toner

Who is Michael E. Toner?

Michael E. Toner, American attorney and political appointee, specialized in election law, and is currently employed by Wiley Rein LLP where he co-chairs the Election Law & Government Ethics Practice. He formerly served as the chairman of the Federal Election Commission, the regulatory body that oversees campaign finance for United States federal elections.

Mr. Toner joined Wiley Rein in 2011, after leaving Bryan Cave LLP where he was a partner for four years and was also president of Bryan Cave Strategies, which was Bryan Cave’s government affairs division. Prior to working at Bryan Cave, Toner served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission in 2006. Toner was nominated to be an FEC commissioner by President George W. Bush on March 4, 2002, and was given a recess appointment to the FEC on March 29, 2002. The United States Senate confirmed Toner to a full term as Commissioner on March 18, 2003 and he served on the FEC until 2007.

Prior to being appointed to the FEC, Toner was Chief Counsel of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Toner joined the RNC in 2001 after serving as general counsel of the Bush-Cheney Transition Team in Washington, D.C. and general counsel of the Bush-Cheney 2000 presidential campaign in Austin, Texas.