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 · MI · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Gary C. Peters
Office phone: (202) 224-6221
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Career and professional background
- Education
B.A., Alma College, Alma, Mich., 1980
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M.B.A., finance, University of Detroit, Detroit, Mich., 1984
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J.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 1989
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M.A., philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 2007
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diploma, Naval Command and Staff, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I., 2018
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M.A., political science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., 2020
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United States Navy Reserve, 1993-2000, 2001-2005, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander
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assistant vice president, Merrill Lynch, 1980-1989
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vice president, UBS/Paine Webber, 1989-2003
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arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
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instructor, Oakland University, Rochester, Mich., and Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
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professor, Central Michigan University
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member, Rochester Hills, Mich., city council, 1991-1993
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member of the Michigan state senate, 1995-2002
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unsuccessful candidate for Michigan state attorney general in 2002
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chief administrative officer for the bureau of investments, state of Michigan, 2003
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lottery commissioner, state of Michigan, 2003-2007
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elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2015)
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was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2014
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reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027
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chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2021-2025)
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chair, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth Congresses).
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Imported facts and biography excerpts are source-attributed, not individually reviewed claims. 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 S4MI00355
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $303,094
- Disbursements
- $871,955
- Cash on hand
- $6,559,469
- Debts owed
- $0
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