The Senate on Monday confirmed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be the next Secretary of the Department of Labor by a 68 to 29 vote.
Originally nominated by then-President-elect Joe Biden on December 19, 2020, Walsh had his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on February 4, 2021.
Walsh, 53, has been the mayor of Boston since 2014. Originally from Dorchester, he served as a state representative in the Massachusetts Legislature for over a decade before becoming mayor. Prior to that, he was the president of the Laborers Local 223 union and led the Boston Building Trades, which is a union umbrella organization.
