Matthew Spencer Petersen (born 1970) is a member of the United States Federal Election Commission (FEC).He was nominated to the FEC by President George W. Bush on June 12, 2008, and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on June 24, 2008. He was unanimously elected to serve as the Chairman of the FEC starting in 2010 by his fellow members of the FEC in December 2009.From 2005 until his appointment to the Commission, Mr.