Steven T. Walther: key obituary facts
Is Steven T. Walther dead? Yes. Steven T. Walther died on September 27, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Steven T. Walther's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Steven T. Walther known for?
He was a Chairman of the Federal Election Commission.
More about Steven T. Walther
Born: 18 July 1943.
Place of birth: Reno.
Gender: male.
Occupation: lawyer.
Nationality: United States.
Education: University of California, Berkeley, University of Notre Dame.
Also known as: Steven Walther.
Steven T.
Walther, an American attorney and former Federal Election Commission commissioner, died September 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Reno, Nevada, on July 18, 1943, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Russian from the University of Notre Dame in 1965, then completed a Juris Doctor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, in 1968.
He served as a commissioner of the FEC and held its chairmanship in 2009 and 2017. In Nevada and regional bar circles, Walther served as president of the State Bar of Nevada and the Western States Bar Conference; he also led the National Caucus of State Bar Associations as its president. His professional service extended to the American Bar Foundation, where he chaired the Fellows, the foundation’s legal research arm. Separately, from 1971 until his appointment to the FEC, he served on Nevada’s State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Walther died in Carson City, Nevada.