Shaun McCutcheon is a businessman and electrical engineer from suburban Birmingham, Alabama. He is the inventor and developer of innovative industrial electric devices including a large-scale imploding circuit breaker and a multi-polar electric motor and generator. [1] He is also the successful plaintiff in the Supreme Court case McCutcheon v. FEC, a landmark campaign finance decision.[2]

Career

After graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology, McCutcheon began working as an electrical engineer, installing motor drives and electrical equipment for manufacturing industries.[3]

In 1996, he founded Coalmont Electrical Development Corporation, an engineering firm specializing in complex electrical systems.[4] McCutcheon currently serves as Coalmont’s CEO.[5]

McCutcheon v. FEC

McCutcheon rose to national prominence when he filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 2012.[6] McCutcheon specifically challenged the FEC’s “aggregate contribution limits,” which had imposed a cap on contributions an individual could make over a two-year period to national party and federal candidate committees.[7][8]

With the help of the attorney and campaign finance expert Dan Backer and the Republican National Committee, McCutcheon’s case rose to the Supreme Court.[9] In 2014, the Court ruled in McCutcheon’s favor by a 5-4 margin, claiming the FEC’s aggregate contribution limits violated the First Amendment.[10]

Political activity

McCutcheon is a Republican donor and conservative activist.[11][12] In May 2020, McCutcheon filed to run for president as a Libertarian.[13][14]

McCutcheon made frequent appearances as himself on news programs and in other forums to defend the rights of donors to give to politicians.[15]

In film and television

On episode 4 of the satirical comedy show Who Is America? the character Erran Morad taught Shaun McCutcheon how to defend an office from Islamic terrorists by wielding pork and a picture of two men apparently having anal sex as shields.

References

  1. ↑ Frizell, Sam. "The Alabama Engineer Who Made History At the Supreme Court". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  2. ↑ Liptak, Adam (2014-04-02). "Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. ↑ Frizell, Sam. "The Alabama Engineer Who Made History At the Supreme Court". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  4. ↑ Frizell, Sam. "The Alabama Engineer Who Made History At the Supreme Court". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  5. ↑ Frizell, Sam. "The Alabama Engineer Who Made History At the Supreme Court". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Ben (2013-10-08). "Who Is Shaun McCutcheon?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  7. ↑ "Shaun McCutcheon says court victory renders super PAC obsolete". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  8. ↑ "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission - SCOTUSblog". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  9. ↑ Liptak, Adam (2014-04-02). "Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  10. ↑ Liptak, Adam (2014-04-02). "Supreme Court Strikes Down Overall Political Donation Cap". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Meet the Alabama man behind a Donald Trump super PAC". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  12. ↑ "I Fought the Law and I Won". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  13. ↑ Levinthal, Dave (2020-05-07). "1/ It appears that Shaun McCutcheon — the Alabama businessman whose name appears on one of the more consequential campaign finance decisions in U.S. history — has filed paperwork to run for president as a Libertarian.pic.twitter.com/ROgzhepyUS". @davelevinthal. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  14. ↑ "MCCUTCHEON, SHAUN - Candidate overview". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  15. ↑ "Shaun McCutcheon's victory lap". politico.com. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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