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 · VA · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Mark R. Warner
Office phone: (202) 224-2023
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Career and professional background
- Education
B.A., George Washington University, 1977
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J.D., Harvard Law School, 1980
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worked on the staff of Senator Christopher Dodd
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engaged in the high-technology business
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co-founded the company that became Nextel
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Virginia Democratic Party chairman, 1993-1995
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unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1996
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governor of Virginia, 2002-2006
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chairman of the National Governors Association 2004-2005
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elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2008
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reelected in 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027
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chair, Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Seventeenth and One Hundred Eighteenth 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 S6VA00093
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $20,222,105
- Disbursements
- $19,557,662
- Cash on hand
- $6,217,677
- Debts owed
- $0
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