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. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Al Franken
MN
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat No
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Claire McCaskill
MO
Democrat No
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat No
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
Democrat No
Sen. Joe Donnelly
IN
Democrat No