Eugene Scalia

Eugene Scalia
28th United States Secretary of Labor From: September 30, 2019 – present
President	Donald Trump
Predecessor	Alexander Acosta
Successor	Incumbent (no successor)
Former United States Solicitor of Labor From: January 11, 2002 – January 17, 2003
Predecessor	Henry Solano
Successor	Howard M. Radzely
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Party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Patricia Scalia

Eugene Scalia is an attorney serving as the current United States Secretary of Labor under President Trump. He has previously served as the Solicitor of Labor under George W. Bush. Scalia is the son of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.

Scalia served as a special assistant to William Barr during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.^[1]

Scalia is a proponent of deregulation who fought Dodd-Frank regulations that were imposed during the Obama era.^[1] Scalia has previously represented Wal-Mart in successfully arguing before a federal court to strike down the expansion of a healthcare provision mandate.^[2]

Scalia was appointed by George W. Bush to serve as the United States Solicitor of Labor. Rather than being confirmed by a Senate vote, he was installed during a recess period.^[1]

Nomination

It was announced in July 2019 that President Trump was nominating Scalia to the position of Secretary of Labor after then-incumbent Alex Acosta was stepping down due to an implication in a controversy involving a lenient plea deal given to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.^[3] Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a 53–44 vote^[4] and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.^[5]

Tenure

During a visit to Hampton Roads, Scalia spoke out against raising the minimum wage.^[6]

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