Mr. von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation fellow and former member of the Federal Election Commission served as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the voting-rights division of the George W. Bush administration.
The three new assistant commissioners are Iain Britain (for justice), Kathryn Buckle, Mr Simmonds' former election agent (for governance) and Peter Heaton, Mr Simmonds' press officer (for public involvement).