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 · KS · Republican
Open full interactive profile ↗Jerry Moran
Office phone: (202) 224-6521
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Career and professional background
- Education
attended Plainville High School, Plainville, Kans.
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graduated University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., B.S., 1976
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graduated Kansas University School of Law, Lawrence, Kans., J.D., 1981
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M.B.A. candidate, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans.
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bank officer
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instructor, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kans.
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member of the Kansas state senate 1989-1997, serving as vice president 1993-1995, majority leader 1995-1997
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Kansas state special assistant attorney general 1982-1985
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deputy attorney, Rooks County, Kans. 1987-1995
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University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kans., board of governors, serving as vice president 1993-1994, and as president 1994-1995
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board of directors, Kansas chamber of commerce and industry 1996-1997
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elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2011)
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was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010
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reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029
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chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2012-2014)
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chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Sixteenth [January 3, 2020-January 3, 2021] 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 S0KS00091
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $1,558,967
- Disbursements
- $367,566
- Cash on hand
- $5,960,786
- Debts owed
- $43,774
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