Chavez-DeRemer is the second Hispanic to be selected by Trump for his Cabinet, alongside Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) as his choice to serve as the Secretary of Labor. «Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America», Trump announced on Truth Social.
«I look forward to working with her to create tremendous opportunity for America Worker, to expand Training and Apprenticeships, to grow wages and improve working conditions, to bring back our Manufacturing jobs», Trump added. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a one-term congresswoman from Oregon’s 5th District, narrowly lost her bid for reelection to Democrat Janelle Bynum on November 5 but now has landed a big role.
Trump Picks Firebrand Chavez-DeRemer
Chavez-DeRemer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, had previously tried to enter Congress in 2016 and 2018 before finally securing a seat in the 2022 primary elections. During her brief tenure in the House, the 56-year-old congresswoman served on the Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees.
