DOL Nominee: Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Lori Chavez-DeRemer is the 30th U.S. Secretary of Labor, confirmed on March 10, 2025. She previously served as a U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District (2023-2025) and as the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon (2011-2019). She is the first Republican woman and one of the first Latinas to represent Oregon in Congress. Chavez-DeRemer has a background in small business and healthcare, co-founding medical clinics in the Pacific Northwest with her husband.

Nomination Status: Chavez-Deremer was confirmed March 10, 2025, on a vote of 67-32.