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 · MS · Republican
Open full interactive profile ↗Roger F. Wicker
Office phone: (202) 224-6253
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated Pontotoc High School, Pontotoc, Miss., 1969
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B.A., University of Mississippi, University, Miss., 1973
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J.D., University of Mississippi, University, Miss. 1975
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Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
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United States Air Force 1976-1980
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United States Air Force Reserve 1980-2003
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staff for United States Representative Trent Lott of Mississippi, House Committee on Rules 1980-1982
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Tupelo, Miss., judge pro tem
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Lee County, Miss., public defender 1984-1987
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member of the Mississippi state senate 1988-1994
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elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-December 31, 2007)
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resigned on December 31, 2007, to accept appointment to the Senate
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appointed to the U.S. Senate on December 31, 2007, to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Chester Trent Lott
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took oath of office on December 31, 2007
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elected in 2008 in a special election for the term ending January 3, 2013
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reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031
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chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2015-2017)
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chair, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress), Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
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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 S8MS00196
2026 cycle · Reporting through 09/30/2026
- Reported receipts
- $306,823
- Disbursements
- $651,342
- Cash on hand
- $2,650,230
- Debts owed
- $0
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