Warsh Confirmed to Fed Board, Still Awaiting Vote on Chair Post

Kevin Warsh at a Senate confirmation hearing in April.Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Tuesday, with the chamber expected to confirm him separately as chair later this week.

The 51-45 Senate vote Tuesday grants Warsh a 14—year term on the central bank’s board. The Senate then cleared a procedural hurdle to pave the way for a vote on Warsh’s confirmation to succeed Jerome Powell as chairman.