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Kirsten Baesler to Be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education · Congress.wiki

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Kirsten Baesler to Be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

PN24-1

Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, vice Frank T. Brogan.

Received: February 11, 2025; February 11, 2025
Authority: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025
Last Action: October 7, 2025; October 7, 2025

1Nominees

12Actions

0Hearings

1Committees

Progress

Received

Committee

Hearing

Result

Nominees

1 nominee

Senate Vote

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Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

50

Yea

45

Nay

0

Present

5

Not Voting

Voted on October 6, 2025

Recorded Votes

Recorded Senate votes

2 recorded

October 7, 2025

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

On the Nomination

October 6, 2025

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)

On the Cloture Motion

Action History

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 547.

FloorOctober 7, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

By unanimous consent agreement, debate 10/7/2025.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Considered by Senate.

FloorOctober 6, 2025

Cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 546.

Committees & Meetings

1 committee · 1 meeting

Committees

1 total

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate

Committee Meetings

1 meeting related to this nomination

Business meeting to consider the nominations of Julie Hocker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, Wayne Palmer, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, and Henry Mack III, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Labor, Marco Rajkovich, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Kevin O'Farrell, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, and Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, all of the Department of Education.

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsCapitol (Senate side), 216May 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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Kirsten Baesler

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education · Department of Education

North Dakota