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 · SC · Republican
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Office phone: (202) 224-6121
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Career and professional background
- Education
attended Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., 1983-1984
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B.S., Charleston Southern University, Charleston, S.C., 1988
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entrepreneur
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Charleston County, S.C. council, 1995-2008
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unsuccessful candidate for the South Carolina state senate in 1996
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member of the South Carolina house of representatives, 2009-2010
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elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, and served from January 3, 2011, to January 2, 2013, when he resigned to become a U.S. Senator
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appointed January 2, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James DeMint
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appointment took effect upon his resignation from the House of Representatives on January 2, 2013
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took the oath of office on January 3, 2013
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subsequently elected as a Republican in 2014 in a special election
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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 (2025-)
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chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress)
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was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
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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
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FEC record S4SC00240
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $6,683,595
- Disbursements
- $7,545,933
- Cash on hand
- $4,855,184
- Debts owed
- $0
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