The CFTC is typically led by a bipartisan group of five commissioners. The president has historically nominated commissioners from both parties to serve. Democratic Senators Raphael Warnock and Tina Smith pressed Quintenz on whether he would advocate for the Trump administration to nominate Democratic commissioners, maintaining a bipartisan structure. "I don't tell the president what to do," Quintenz said, promising to work with whoever is at the commission to maintain a bipartisan spirit.