Nomination of Doug Parker for Assistant Secretary of Labor

Oct. 25, 2021

The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Doug Parker to serve as assistant secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the Department of Labor. Parker is the ideal candidate to lead OSHA, the agency charged with enforcing federal statutes that aim to ensure worker safety and health. Parker’s years of experience advocating for and protecting workers make him uniquely qualified to lead this agency and ensure that it enforces standards for new and emerging hazards and reaches targeted populations who are particularly vulnerable to dangerous working conditions. The Senate confirmed Parker’s nomination on Oct. 25, 2021.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 50
NAYs: 41

Legislator State Party Sort ascending Vote
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican No
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
Republican No
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican No
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican No
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
Republican No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican No
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican No