Hester Peirce Confirms She Will Leave the SEC October 2, Leaving Two Republican Commissioners and a Rewritten Quorum Rule

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Hester Peirce confirmed on September 25 that she will step down as an SEC commissioner on October 2. Once she leaves, the commission will have only two commissioners, Atkins and Mark Uyeda, both Republicans. The last two Democratic commissioners who resigned were not replaced by Trump. After Peirce confirmed her departure the SEC modified its quorum rule to clarify that, if one of the commissioners recuses himself, the remaining commissioner will, on his own, constitute a quorum.

Regent University School of Law announced it will welcome Peirce as an associate professor, per InvestmentNews.

Sources & Citations

[1] SEC Dwindles to 2 Commissioners This Week — CIO (ai-cio.com) · Oct 1, 2026 Tier 2

[2] SEC to lose Hester Peirce, deepening a commissioner crisis — InvestmentNews · May 22, 2026 Tier 2

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The Cascade Ledger. “Hester Peirce Confirms She Will Leave the SEC October 2, Leaving Two Republican Commissioners and a Rewritten Quorum Rule.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, September 25, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-09-25--peirce-confirms-sec-exit-october-2-leaving-two-republican-commissioners/