January 02, 1981
The President today announced the recess appointment of Vernon Thomson as a member of the Federal Election Commission. He replaces Max L. Friedersdorf, who is resigning.
Thomson, 75, was a member of the FEC from 1976 until 1979, when he retired. He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and Governor of Wisconsin from 1956 to 1958.
Jimmy Carter, Federal Election Commission Recess Appointment of Vernon Thomson as a Member. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/250896