Summer Mersinger is a Republican commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission with prior senior advisory roles in Congress, including serving Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

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Before going to the CFTC, Mersinger held senior roles in both the Senate and the House and was also an advisor to current Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the Blockchain Association said.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Summer Mersinger is stepping down to become CEO of the Blockchain Association.