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 Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
Republican No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID Yes
Sen. Mark Kelly
AZ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. John Hickenlooper
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican No
Sen. Jon Ossoff
GA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
Democrat Yes