Confirmation of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board

Aug. 2, 2017
Despite never having practiced labor law, congressional aid Marvin Kaplan of Kansas was nominated by President Trump to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Kaplan’s sole experience with labor law was on a policy level; he drafted legislation to weaken worker protections under the National Labor Relations Act and held hearings to criticize the NLRB during the Obama administration. Kaplan was confirmed by the Senate.
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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 50
NAYs: 48

Legislator State Party Sort descending Vote
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
ND
Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
Democrat No
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Al Franken
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat No