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 · MO · Republican
Open full interactive profile ↗Josh Hawley
Office phone: (202) 224-6154
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Mo., 1998
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B.A., history, Stanford University, 2002
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J.D., Yale Law School, 2006
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law clerk to Judge Michael W. McConnell, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
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law clerk to Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts
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lawyer
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law professor, University of Missouri Law School
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attorney general of Missouri 2017-2018
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elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2018
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reelected in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.
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Original source ↗ - Reviewed legal-career context
His Senate biography identifies prior service as Missouri attorney general and legal work before the Supreme Court, federal appeals courts and state courts. The state attorney-general office carried different responsibilities from his Senate seat.
Member's official government biography or responsibilities page · attributed office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Reviewed litigation background
His office identifies him as one of the attorneys in the Hobby Lobby and Hosanna-Tabor Supreme Court cases. This records the office’s account of his legal involvement; it does not attribute the Court’s decisions to him alone.
Member's official government biography or responsibilities page · attributed office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Current committee responsibilities
His Senate biography lists Judiciary; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship assignments. This roster was checked for the 119th Congress and is not an attendance or effectiveness score.
Member's official government biography or responsibilities page · attributed office account · 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
Selected roll calls in the current main snapshot, not a complete career history. A procedural vote is different from final passage or enactment.
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 S8MO00160
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $1,905,255
- Disbursements
- $1,382,182
- Cash on hand
- $821,336
- Debts owed
- $0
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