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 ascending Vote
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Thad Cochran
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Dean Heller
NV
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
ND
Democrat No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat No
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
Democrat No