Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 30th United States Secretary of Labor | |
| Assumed office March 11, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Keith Sonderling |
| Preceded by | Marty Walsh Julie Su (acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Schrader |
| Succeeded by | Janelle Bynum |
| Mayor of Happy Valley | |
| In office January 18, 2011 – January 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Tom Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lori Michelle Chávez April 7, 1968 Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Shawn DeRemer (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Stuart Erwin (great-granduncle) |
| Education | California State University, Fresno (BBA) |
Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (/ˈtʃɑːvɛz dəˈriːmər/; née Chávez; born April 7, 1968) is an American politician who has served as the 30th United States secretary of labor since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district from 2023 to 2025 and as the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, from 2011 to 2019.
She is the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House. Additionally, she is one of the first two Hispanic women (alongside Andrea Salinas) elected to the United States Congress from Oregon. Chavez-DeRemer served one term in the House before being defeated in 2024 by Democrat Janelle Bynum.
On November 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Chavez-DeRemer for U.S. secretary of labor. Chavez-DeRemer was the only Republican co-sponsor and one of three congressional Republicans to support the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), though she partially walked back her support during her labor secretary confirmation hearing in 2025. The act would give workers more advantages when organizing or joining unions and bargaining with employers. Her nomination was backed by Teamsters president Sean O'Brien, who praised her support of the PRO Act and thanked Trump for the pick, but faced opposition from some business groups. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 10, 2025, by a vote of 67–32.