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. Rick Scott
FL
Republican No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID Yes
Sen. Tina Smith
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican No
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
Republican No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
Republican No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young
IN
Republican No