Lori Chavez-DeRemer
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Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (; 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 was the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House. Additionally, she was 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 his intent to nominate Chavez-DeRemer to serve as the U.S. secretary of labor in the second Trump administration. Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 10, 2025, 67–32.