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 Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican No
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican No
Sen. Steve Daines
MT
Republican No
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Joni Ernst
IA
Republican No
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Deb Fischer
NE
Republican No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lindsey Graham
SC
Republican No
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
Republican No
Sen. Bill Hagerty
TN
Republican No
Sen. Margaret Hassan
NH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Joshua Hawley
MO
Republican No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Hickenlooper
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat Yes