# Michael Selig

**Role:** CFTC Chair  
**Status:** Active  
**Appointed:** 2025 (approximate)

## Overview

Michael Selig serves as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Trump administration. His tenure has been marked by aggressive assertion of federal jurisdiction over prediction markets.

## Timeline

- **2025** — At confirmation hearing, stated CFTC should defer to courts on core legal question of prediction market jurisdiction
- **2026-04-02** — Shifted position to actively sue Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois, asserting exclusive federal jurisdiction over prediction markets

## Significance

Selig's shift from judicial deference to offensive litigation represents executive branch willingness to create favorable precedent through coordinated multi-state lawsuits rather than wait for case-law to develop organically.