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 Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Bob Corker
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat No
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican Yes
Sen. Michael B. Enzi
WY
Republican Yes