Lori Chavez-DeRemer served as the 30th United States Secretary of Labor from March 11, 2025, after a 67-32 Senate confirmation, until she resigned on April 20, 2026. Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling became acting secretary; before joining the Cabinet she represented Oregon's 5th congressional district (2023-2025) and was mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon.
What each year added up to: salary, plus outside income, royalties, endorsements, prizes and investment income where a source reports them. A financial disclosure gives ranges, shown as such.
2026$253,100Total
Secretary of Labor, Executive Schedule Level I rate[3]
$253,100
2025$250,600Total
Secretary of Labor, Executive Schedule Level I rate[4]
$250,600
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
OverviewGenerated from documented data: the office held, income against IRS percentiles, the highest recorded degree, and the reviewed legal record. Axes with no documented evidence are left out.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
01Education3 of 5
Medium confidenceHighest recorded degree: BBA.[2]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
02Wealth2.5 of 5
Medium confidenceDocumented income of $253,100 in 2026 is in the top 10% of US returns by adjusted gross income (IRS, tax year 2022, as tabulated by the Tax Foundation). Income, not net worth.[3]Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
03Position4 of 5
High confidenceFormer Secretary of Labor: a national-level executive office.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
04Public standingNo evidence
Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
05HealthNo evidence
Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
06Misconduct3 of 5
High confidence1 documented matter(s) in the reviewed legal record, counted as the misconduct meter counts them.[5]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
07Social goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
08Economic goodNo evidence
Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Laws and contributions6
Bills1
Protecting the Right to Organize Act (cosponsor)[2]CosponsorOne of three Republican cosponsors of the PRO Act, a labor-law bill, during her House term (2023-2025).
Offices held3
United States Secretary of Labor[2]LedMarch 11, 2025Confirmed by the Senate 67-32 on March 10, 2025 and sworn in March 11, 2025; resigned April 20, 2026 and was succeeded on an acting basis by Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling.
U.S. Representative for Oregon's 5th district[2]MemberJanuary 3, 2023Served one term in the U.S. House from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025, succeeding Kurt Schrader and followed by Janelle Bynum.
Mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon[2]LedJanuary 18, 2011Elected in 2010 as the city's first woman and first Latina mayor and re-elected in 2014; the infobox lists her term as January 18, 2011 to January 15, 2019.
Initiatives1
Congressional Sneaker Caucus[2]MemberFounded the Congressional Sneaker Caucus with Rep. Jared Moskowitz in April 2023.
Records and titles1
Two bills signed into law[2]SponsorOf 24 bills she introduced in the House, two were signed into law, one expanding health care services for veterans and one supporting poison control and overdose prevention programs (per the Statesman Journal, October 9, 2024, as cited on Wikipedia).
Legal and ethics record1
Actions by courts, regulators and ethics bodies, each with where it stands. Reviewed October 10, 2026. Only documented official actions are counted: findings, penalties and settlements, and cases still open. A charge or an investigation is not a finding, cases that ended in the person's favour are listed as such, and it is not a judgment of character.
1 finding or penalty
Findings issuedMisconductLabor Department OIG investigation of conduct while Secretary of Labor[5]U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector GeneralFiled January 6, 2026Decided September 3, 2026The DOL Office of Inspector General opened an investigation on January 6, 2026 after an anonymous complaint. Its September 3, 2026 report concluded that a preponderance of the evidence showed she failed to comply with DOL policy prohibiting workplace harassment, developed an inappropriately close and unprofessional relationship with a member of her protective detail (the OIG did not conclude a romantic or sexual relationship was established), combined personal and official travel inconsistently with travel regulations, possessed alcohol on federal property without authorization, directed employees to perform personal tasks, and failed to report gifts. She resigned on April 20, 2026, the day before a scheduled OIG interview, and was not interviewed; the report was provided to the Acting Secretary.
Sources5
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