Profiles · Oversight
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The profile
Republican FTC commissioner who joined after the PPP-fintech settlements were filed and later became U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah.
Identity and role
Melissa Holyoak was an FTC Commissioner (Republican) from March 25, 2024 to November 2025 (FTC biography and FTC release) and was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah on May 28, 2026 (DOJ Utah page).
Biography / career arc
- Before: University of Utah (2000) and S.J. Quinney College of Law, Utah (2003); associate at O'Melveny & Myers (Washington, 2003–2008); part-time public-interest litigator at the Center for Class Action Fairness from 2012; co-founded the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute (a free-market public-interest litigation shop) with Theodore Frank in 2019. (FTC biography)
- During: Solicitor General of Utah (2020–2024) for the active pandemic-relief period. (FTC biography)
- After: sworn in at the FTC on March 25, 2024 (FTC biography). Left the FTC in November 2025 on appointment as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah by Attorney General Pam Bondi (FTC release); nominated January 29, 2026, confirmed by the Senate May 18, 2026, sworn in May 28, 2026 (DOJ Utah page).
Pandemic-relief / PPP-EIDL role
Holyoak did not administer PPP, EIDL, UI, or other relief programs. The core PPP-fintech settlements against Womply and Biz2Credit were filed on March 18, 2024, before she was sworn in at the FTC on March 25.
Legal status / controversies
Her votes on later matters are tabulated in the project's FTC commissioner vote record (not verified here).
We found no recusal order or bias finding tied to the PPP-fintech matters.
Where they are now (2025–2026)
U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah (DOJ Utah page capture).
Additional public-record notes
Lobbying & industry ties
No lobbying registrations.
Sources held in this archive
Original source documents and archived captures
- FTC — Commissioner Melissa Holyoak biography
- FTC press release — Holyoak appointed Interim U.S. Attorney Nov. 2025
- DOJ District of Utah, Meet the U.S. Attorney, Melissa Holyoak
Sources
- FTC — Commissioner Melissa Holyoak biography: FTC — Commissioner Melissa Holyoak biography (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- FTC press release — Holyoak appointed Interim U.S. Attorney (Nov. 2025): FTC press release — Holyoak appointed Interim U.S. Attorney Nov. 2025 (original: ftc.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ District of Utah, Meet the U.S. Attorney, Melissa Holyoak: DOJ District of Utah, Meet the U.S. Attorney, Melissa Holyoak (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- DOJ District of Utah, Melissa Holyoak appointed Interim U.S. Attorney (Nov. 17, 2025): DOJ District of Utah, Melissa Holyoak appointed Interim U.S. Attorney Nov. 17, 2025 (original: justice.gov · stored capture)
- Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorney nomination advanced (Mar. 12, 2026): Judiciary Committee Advances Two U.S. Attorney Nominees 1f21ada902ff1989 (original: judiciary.senate.gov · stored capture)