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 · KY · Republican
Open full interactive profile ↗Mitch McConnell
Office phone: (202) 224-2541
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Career and professional background
- Education
attended Louisville, Ky. public schools
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graduated, University of Louisville 1964
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graduated, University of Kentucky Law School, Lexington 1967
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admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1967
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legislative assistant to Senator Marlow Cook 1968-1970
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Deputy Assistant United States Attorney for Legislative Affairs 1974-1975
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Acting Assistant Attorney General 1975
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elected judge-executive of Jefferson County, Ky., 1978-1985
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elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1984
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reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027
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Republican party whip (2003-2007)
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minority leader (2007-2015
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2021-2025)
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majority leader (2015-2021)
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chair, National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Fifth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses)
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chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Fourth Congress), Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundred Sixth, One Hundred Seventh [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001], and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).
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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 S2KY00012
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $278,697
- Disbursements
- $986,230
- Cash on hand
- $7,385,932
- Debts owed
- $0
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