Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks was a Democratic commissioner on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent federal agency dedicated to election administration. He was recently fired by President Donald Trump, along with another Democratic commissioner, Benjamin Hovland. This action, along with the prior departure of the commission's chair, left the EAC without any members. The firings occurred months before the U.S. midterm elections, leading to accusations that President Trump was attempting to 'rig' the elections by paralyzing the only federal agency focused on election administration. Critics view this move as an effort to remake how elections are run and have expressed concern over the agency's ability to function effectively in the lead-up to a critical election period.