Background
Petersen, Matthew Spencer was born in 1970 in Utah, United States.
Petersen, Matthew Spencer was born in 1970 in Utah, United States.
Bachelor, Brigham Young University, Provo, 1993. Juris Doctor, University Virginia, 1999.
Associate, election law & government ethics practice Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, 1999—2002. Counsel United States House Rules & Administration Committee, 2002—2005. Republican chief counsel United States Senate Rules & Administration Committee, Washington, 2005—2008.
Commissioner Federal Election Commission, since 2008, chairman, since 2010.