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. Robert Menendez
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat Yes
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Jeff Merkley
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican No
Sen. Lindsey Graham
SC
Republican No