For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 16, 2005

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Walter Herbert Rice, retired.

Robert D. Lenhard, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Danny Lee McDonald, term expired.

Reginald I. Lloyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the term of four years, vice J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., resigned.

David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009. (Reappointment)

Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen S. Trott, retired.

Hans von Spakovsky, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2011, vice Bradley A. Smith, resigned.

Steven T. Walther, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2009, vice Scott E. Thomas, term expired.

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