Lori Chavez-DeRemer is an American politician serving as the 30th United States Secretary of Labor since 2025. A Republican, she previously represented Oregon's 5th congressional district (2023-2025) and was the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon (2011-2019). Her career has been focused on public service within the state of Oregon and later at the national level.
On April 7, 1968, Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer was born in Santa Clara, California.
In 1986, Chavez-DeRemer graduated from Hanford High School.
In 2004, Chavez-DeRemer was elected to the city council of Happy Valley, Oregon.
In 2010, Chavez-DeRemer was elected mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon.
In 2011, Lori Chavez-DeRemer became the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon.
In 2014, Chavez-DeRemer was reelected as mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon.
In 2016, Chavez-DeRemer lost by 564 votes to Janelle Bynum in the November general election for Oregon House District 51.
In June 2017, Chavez-DeRemer formed a political action committee to explore a gubernatorial bid in 2018.
In October 2017, Chavez-DeRemer announced in a YouTube video that she would not run for governor in 2018.
In March 2018, Chavez-DeRemer announced her intention to again run for House District 51.
In 2018, Chavez-DeRemer formed a political action committee to explore a gubernatorial bid, but ultimately did not run.
In 2018, Chavez-DeRemer's tenure as the mayor of Happy Valley concluded.
In 2019, Lori Chavez-DeRemer's tenure as the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, came to an end.
In May 2022, Chavez-DeRemer won the Republican primary for Oregon's 5th congressional district.
From 2023, Lori Chavez-DeRemer served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district.
On November 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chavez-DeRemer as U.S. Secretary of Labor.
In 2024, Chavez-DeRemer ran for reelection against Democratic nominee Janelle Bynum and was defeated.
In 2024, Chavez-DeRemer was defeated by Democrat Janelle Bynum.
In 2024, Chavez-DeRemer was one of six Republicans to sign a bipartisan letter pledging to respect the results of the 2024 presidential election.
On February 19, 2025, Chavez-DeRemer appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions regarding her nomination for U.S. Secretary of Labor.
On March 10, 2025, Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Secretary of Labor by a vote of 67–32.
On March 11, 2025, Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in as the 30th United States Secretary of Labor.
In 2025, Lori Chavez-DeRemer assumed the role of the 30th United States Secretary of Labor.
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