Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 30th United States Secretary of Labor | |
| Assumed office March 11, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Keith Sonderling |
| Preceded by | Marty Walsh |
| 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. |
| 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 since 2025 as the 30th United States secretary of labor. A member of the Republican Party, she served from 2023 to 2025 as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th congressional district and from 2011 to 2019 as the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon.
Chavez-DeRemer was the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in the House and one of the first two Hispanic women (alongside Andrea Salinas) elected to the United States Congress from Oregon. She served one term in the House before being defeated in 2024 by 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. The U.S. Senate confirmed her on March 10, 2025, 67–32.