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 State Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
Republican No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican No
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID Yes
Sen. Mark Kelly
AZ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Hickenlooper
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Jon Ossoff
GA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
Democrat Yes