Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor
Cabinet
Score
42/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$1.2M
Tenure
Secretary of Labor 2025-present
About
Lori Chavez-DeRemer represented Oregon's 5th Congressional District from 2023 to 2025, where she was one of the most moderate House Republicans, notably one of only three House Republicans to co-sponsor the PRO Act, the major union organizing rights legislation. Trump selected her as Labor Secretary partly to appeal to union voters. She was confirmed in early 2025 and oversees the department responsible for worker safety, minimum wage enforcement, and labor law. Her union-friendly positioning as a House member created tension with the broader Trump administration's anti-regulatory labor agenda.
Donations & financial influence
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| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Supported by Teamsters despite being a Republican, confused her base
- DOGE cooperation at Labor raised fears about worker protections being cut
- Voted against certifying 2020 election results, contradicts her bipartisan image
- Oregon CD-05 seat was lost in 2024, she left Congress to join cabinet