Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 22, 2024, that he had selected U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) as his nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America. I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for American Workers, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs.”
Chavez-DeRemer is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2022, and lost her bid for re-election in 2024 to Janelle Bynum (D), 47.6% to 45.2%. Chavez-DeRemer received a bachelor’s in business administration from California State University-Fresno in 1990. Her career experience includes running several medical clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest alongside her husband. She served on the Happy Valley parks committee and the Happy Valley City Council before serving as mayor of Happy Valley from 2010 to 2018.
Chavez-DeRemer was Trump’s 19th announced Cabinet nominee. Trump made the announcement 17 days after election day, the fastest announcement for a Labor secretary nominee across the last four presidential transitions. In 2016, Trump announced his pick for the position 30 days after election day. President Joe Biden (D) announced his Labor secretary pick 65 days after the 2020 election, and former President Barack Obama (D) announced his Labor secretary pick 45 days after election day.
As of Nov. 24, 2024, 19 days after election day, Trump has announced 21 Cabinet-level nominees so far. At this point after election day, Biden had announced one Cabinet-level position in 2020, Trump had announced five in 2016, and Obama had announced one in 2008.
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