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. John Thune
SD
Republican No
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican No
Sen. Bill Hagerty
TN
Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican No
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican No
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
Republican No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No