U.S. Conference of Mayors President Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa and 60 other mayors sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) on November 7 urging confirmation of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Villaraigosa said, "Too much is at stake for this nomination to fall prey to politics as usual in Washington. We urge you to end this gridlock and confirm Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau."
The Senate rejected the nomination by a vote of 53-45, seven votes short of the number needed to stop a filibuster.
It is unclear if President Obama will now make a recess appointment of Cordray.
Mark A. Stodola, Little Rock, AR
Patrick H. Hays, North Little Rock, AR
Satish I. Hiremath, Oro Valley, AZ
Jonathan Rothschild, Tucson, AZ
Josue Barrios, Cudahy, CA
Bob Foster, Long Beach, CA
Bill Bogaard, Pasadena, CA
Gina K. Belforte, Rohnert Park, CA
Stephen H. Cassidy, San Leandro, CA
Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz, CA
Bill Finch, Bridgeport, CT
Vincent C. Gray, Washington, DC
James M. Baker, Wilmington, DE
James C. Cason, Coral Gables, FL
Frank Carmen Ortis, Pembroke Pines, FL
John R. Marks, Tallahassee, FL
Kasim Reed, Atlanta, GA
Linda K. Jackson, Glendale Heights, IL
Chris Koos, Normal, IL
John A. Spring, Quincy, IL
Richard P. Reinbold, Richton Park, IL
Thomas C. Henry, Fort Wayne, IN
Stephen J. Luecke, South Bend, IN
Gregory E. Fischer, Louisville, KY
Mitchell J. Landrieu, New Orleans, LA
Thomas M. Menino, Boston, MA
Michael D. Bissonnette, Chicopee, MA
Scott W. Lang, New Bedford, MA
Daniel M. Knapik, Westfield, MA
Stephanie Rawlings'Blake, Baltimore, MD
William R. Wild, Westland, MI
Ardell F. Brede, Rochester, MN
Jimmy M. Odom, Belton, MO
Harvey Johnson, Jr., Jackson, MS
William V. Bell, Durham, NC
Wayne Smith, Irvington, NJ
David Coss, Santa Fe, NM
Gerald D. Jennings, Albany, NY
Shawn D. Hogan, Hornell, NY
William J. Healy, Canton, OH
Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, OH
Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland, OH
Edward J. Kelley, Cleveland Heights, OH
Michael B. Coleman, Columbus, OH
David J. Berger, Lima, OH
Michael J. O'Brien, Warren, OH
Dennis M. Clough, Westlake, OH
Nathan Bates, Stillwater, OK
Denny Doyle, Beaverton, OR
Ed Pawlowski, Allentown, PA
Thomas M. Leighton, Wilkes'Barre, PA
Joseph T. McElveen, Sumter, SC
Daniel T. Brown, Knoxville, TN
Robert N. Cluck, M.D., Arlington, TX
Raul G. Salinas, Laredo, TX
Ralph Becker, Salt Lake City, UT
Russ Wall, Taylorsville, UT
Robert S. Kiss, Burlington, VT
Michael McGinn, Seattle, WA
