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 · NY · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Office phone: (202) 224-4451
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Career and professional background
- Education
A.B., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1988
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J.D., University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif., 1991
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lawyer, private practice
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special counsel, United States Housing and Urban Development
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elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress, and served from January 3, 2007, to January 26, 2009, when she resigned to become a U.S. Senator
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appointed January 23, 2009, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hillary Clinton
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appointment took effect upon her resignation from the House of Representatives on January 26, 2009
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took the oath of office on January 27, 2009
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elected in 2010 in a special election for the term ending January 3, 2013
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reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031
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chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2025-)
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was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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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 S0NY00410
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $3,526,564
- Disbursements
- $1,528,761
- Cash on hand
- $2,713,530
- Debts owed
- $0
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