Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Secretary of Labor
Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer was born in April 1968 in Santa Clara, California. She earned an undergraduate degree from California State University, Fresno.
Chavez-DeRemer was elected mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, after having served on the city council for six years. Twice, she ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Oregon House of Representatives. She won a congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022, but lost her bid for reelection in 2024.
Chavez-DeRemer was nominated by President Donald Trump to be Secretary of Labor in November 2024. She was confirmed by the Senate and assumed office in March 2025.
Chavez-DeRemer is married to Shawn and they have two children. She is Catholic.
In the News…
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer spoke about President Trump’s goal for one million American apprentices. The secretary has already visited eight states in her America at Work tour, meeting with workers and union representatives to adjust to the needs of the nation’s economy. She is collaborating with other members of President Trump’s Cabinet on how to develop the skilled workforce to meet the demand being created by investments in American production.
Secretary Chavez-DeRemer said, “We want to work with our state partners. We want to work with our community colleges, our trade schools, our university system. What’s the pipeline for the American worker today that’s more modernized? How do we have flexibility in our labor laws that we can be an ally for our business owners and for our workers?“
The labor Secretary continued, “When the president is in international trade talks, when our Secretary of Commerce is right behind [President Trump] as well as our Secretary of Treasury, and the U.S. Trade Representatives Jamieson Greer, when they’re all in line to say, ‘We’ve got the deals, we’re working them through, we’re going to make sure we onshore these companies, and now I need you, Secretary of Education and Secretary of Labor, to make sure we have the skilled workforce and we put them in the pipeline for apprenticeship programs.’”
Contact this Leader…
Did you pray for Acting Secretary Chavez-DeRemer today? You can let her know at:
The Honorable Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Secretary
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
