By law, no more than three FEC commissioners can represent the same political party, and at least four votes are required for any official FEC action. Commissioners serve in staggered six-year terms.

Lindenbaum replaces Vice Chair Steven Walther, an independent who was generally seen as aligned with the FEC's two Democrats. The other three commissioners are Republicans, meaning Lindenbaum's appointment maintains the FEC's 3-3 split.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-nominates-democrat-lindenbaum-for-federal-election-commission-idUSKBN2JV24M

Dara served as General Counsel to Stacey Abrams' campaign for Governor of Georgia in 2018 and Deputy General Counsel to O'Malley for President in the 2016 election cycle.

https://sandlerreiff.com/attorneys/dara-lindenbaum/

Being aligned with Stacey Abrams is all I needed to hear.  No question how he really feels about having honest elections.