Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
Senate roll call 256 · Sep 30, 2026
On the Nomination · Result: Nomination Confirmed
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Senate · TX · Republican
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Office phone: (202) 224-5922
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated Princeton University, B.A., 1992
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graduated Harvard University, J.D., 1995
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law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States William Rehnquist
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associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice
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director of the Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission
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solicitor general of Texas 2003-2008
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lawyer
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elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2012 for the term commencing January 3, 2013
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reelected in 2018 and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031
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chair, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress)
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was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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Original source ↗ - Reviewed career context
His Senate biography describes work in private legal practice after clerking for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and a domestic-policy role on George W. Bush's 1999 presidential campaign.
Member's official Senate biography · attributed career account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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His office records service at the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission before he became Texas solicitor general. It reports eight Supreme Court arguments as solicitor general and a ninth after returning to private practice.
Member's official Senate biography · attributed career account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Current committee responsibilities
The Senate's 119th-Congress roster identifies Cruz as chair of Commerce, Science, and Transportation and as a member of Foreign Relations, Rules and Administration, and Judiciary. Assignment is not a measure of attendance or effectiveness.
U.S. Senate committee-assignment roster · primary administrative source · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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His committee page identifies two subcommittee chair roles: Africa and Global Health Policy in Foreign Relations, and Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights in Judiciary.
Member's official Senate committee page · primary assignment description · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Selected claims reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.
Recent recorded congressional votes
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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor
Senate roll call 255 · Sep 30, 2026
On the Cloture Motion · Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Official roll call ↗Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 9340
Senate roll call 254 · Sep 30, 2026
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008
Senate roll call 253 · Sep 30, 2026
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Discharge S. Res. 852
Senate roll call 252 · Sep 29, 2026
On the Motion to Discharge · Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected
Official roll call ↗Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 197
Senate roll call 251 · Sep 29, 2026
On the Motion to Proceed · Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Official roll call ↗S. 4668, as amended
Senate roll call 250 · Sep 28, 2026
On Passage of the Bill · Result: Bill Passed
Official roll call ↗Booker Amdt. No. 6835
Senate roll call 249 · Sep 28, 2026
On the Amendment · Result: Amendment Rejected
Official roll call ↗Reported campaign finances
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FEC record S2TX00312
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $12,422,145
- Disbursements
- $10,969,205
- Cash on hand
- $3,239,647
- Debts owed
- $0
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