Alexander Hoehn-Saric

Alexander Hoehn-Saric
Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
In office
October 12, 2021 – January 21, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byRobert S. Adler (acting)
Succeeded byPeter Feldman (acting)
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission
In office
October 12, 2021 – July 23, 2025
Suspended: May 19, 2025 – June 13, 2025[a]
PresidentJoe Biden
Donald Trump
Preceded byElliot F. Kaye
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Alexander Hoehn-Saric is an American attorney and government official who served as a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission from October 2021 to July 2025 and previously served as chair from 2021 to 2025. Hoehn-Saric is a Democrat.[4]

Early life and education

Hoehn-Saric was born to immigrants from China and Austria and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago and a JD from UCLA Law School.[5]

Career

Hoehn-Saric previously served as Chief Counsel for Communications and Consumer Protection for the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.[6] He worked on legislation and oversight on issues ranging from product safety to communications.

On the Senate side, he served as senior counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, handling product safety and consumer protection matters. Hoehn-Saric also served at the United States Department of Commerce as the Deputy General Counsel for Strategic Initiatives.

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

On July 2, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Hoehn-Saric to be both a member and the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.[5] Hearings were held before the Senate Commerce Committee on July 28, 2021. The committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate floor on September 22, 2021. Hoehn-Saric was confirmed by the entire Senate via voice vote on October 7, 2021.[7][8]

Hoehn-Saric started his position in October 2021. In office, Hoehn-Saric has cautioned consumers from believing that products on shelves are necessarily safe and have met government approval before sale.[9]

On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump fired Hoehn-Saric and two other Democratic members of the commission.[10] On June 13, 2025, Judge Matthew J. Maddox of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that their dismissals were improper and reinstated them to the commission.[11] On July 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 emergency ruling for the case Donald J. Trump v. Mary Boyle (2025), overturned Maddox's ruling and allow the firing of Hoehn-Saric and the two other Democratic members from the commission[1][12][13]

Personal life

Hoehn-Saric has a wife and they currently reside in Maryland with their son and daughter.[5]

Annotation

  1. ^ Hoehn-Saric was fired by President Donald Trump on May 19, 2025 but was reinstated alongside two other fired commission members by a ruling by US District Court judge Matthew Maddox which used Humphrey’s Executor v. United States (1935) as precendent. This ruling was overturned by a 6-3 emergency order by the US Supreme Court on July 23, 2025.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, No. 25A11: DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL . v. MARY BOYLE, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FOR STAY". Supreme Court of the United States. July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Groppe, Maureen (July 23, 2025). "Supreme Court hands Trump a win on Consumer Product Safety Commission firings". USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Liptak, Adam; Montague, Zach (July 23, 2025). "Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators". New York Times. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "CPSC Has a New Chair". The National Law Review. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  5. ^ a b c "President Biden Announces Six Key Nominations". The White House. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ Frankel, Todd C. (July 3, 2021). "Biden nominates 2 to join product safety agency". Washington Post. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "PN768 — Alexander Hoehn-Saric — Consumer Product Safety Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "PN769 — Alexander Hoehn-Saric — Consumer Product Safety Commission 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ^ Gibson, Kate (February 2, 2022). "People mistakenly assume consumer products are safe, top regulator says". CBS News. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  10. ^ "Trump Fires Consumer Watchdog Who Defied Executive Order". May 9, 2025.
  11. ^ "US judge reinstates Consumer Product Safety commissioners fired by Trump". June 16, 2025.
  12. ^ Groppe, Maureen. "Supreme Court hands Trump a win on Consumer Product Safety Commission firings". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  13. ^ Liptak, Adam; Montague, Zach (2025-07-23). "Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Consumer Product Safety Regulators". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
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