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Office of the General Counsel

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) consists of five organizational units: (1) the Policy Division; (2) the Enforcement Division; (3) the Litigation Division; (4) the General Law and Advice Division; and (5) the Office of Complaints Examination and Legal Administration.

Thomasenia P. Duncan, General Counsel

Photo of FEC Thomasenia P. Duncan, Acting General Counsel

Thomasenia (“Tommie”) Duncan graduated from Brown University, and attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and Yale Law School. She began working with the Federal Election Commission in February 2004, as an Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining the FEC, Tommie was General Counsel of a nonprofit organization, America’s Promise—the Alliance for Youth. She also has worked as Senior Legal Advisor to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; General Counsel of the Corporation for National and Community Service; and Acting Deputy Solicitor and Special Assistant to the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor. Tommie began her law practice at the firm of Covington & Burling. She has taught law courses at the District of Columbia School of Law and Georgetown University Law School.

Organization

Senior Staff

Contact

Toll-free: 800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1650)
Locally: 202-694-1650

Law Library

The Commission law library, a government document depository, is located on the eighth floor and is open to the public. The library contains a basic reference collection, which includes materials on campaign finance reform, election law and current political activity. Visitors to the law library may use its computers to access the Internet and FEC databases. FEC advisory opinions and computer indices of enforcement proceedings (MURs) may be searched in the law library or the Public Records Office.

Toll-free: 800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1600)
Locally: 202-694-1600
Email: library@fec.gov