Oregon’s Chavez-DeRemer Being Considered for Trump Administration’s Labor Secretary

Outgoing U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), who narrowly lost her reelection bid for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District earlier this month, is being considered for the role of labor secretary in the incoming Trump administration. The congresswoman will reportedly travel to Mar-a-Lago this week. A spokesman for Chavez-DeRemer did not respond to multiple calls or emails on Nov 21 or Nov. 22; however, a member of the congresswoman’s Portland staff indicated that Chavez-DeRemer was “likely being considered.” The congresswoman’s communications director, Aaron Britt, has reposted on X statements from multiple people endorsing her, including one by Teamsters President Sean O’Brien....