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. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
Republican No
Sen. Joni Ernst
IA
Republican No
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican No
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican No
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young
IN
Republican No
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
Republican No
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
Republican No
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
Republican No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
Republican No
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican No
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
Republican No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat Yes