Nomination of Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education

Mar. 1, 2021

The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Miguel Cardona to serve as secretary of the Department of Education. Cardona’s nomination represents a sorely needed transition away from the anti-education values and record of former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. After four long years of this billionaire lobbyist undermining our public education system at the expense of students and teachers, Cardona ushers in a new perspective as both a former public school teacher and a member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). The Senate confirmed Cardona’s nomination on March 1, 2021.

 

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 64
NAYs: 33

Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican No
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
Republican No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bob Casey
PA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes