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{{Officeholder
|name=Eugene Scalia
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Patricia Scalia
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet)
|of=Labor
|number=28th
|president=[[Donald Trump]]
|terms=September 30, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Alexander Acosta]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[United States]] Solicitor of Labor
|terms=January 11, 2002 – January 17, 2003
|preceded=Henry Solano
|former=y
|succeeded=Howard M. Radzely
}}
}}
'''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]].
==Legal career==
Scalia served as a special assistant to [[William Barr]] during the presidency of [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts">[https://heavy.com/news/2019/07/eugene-scalia/ Eugene Scalia: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know]</ref>
Scalia is a proponent of [[deregulation]] who fought Dodd-Frank regulations that were imposed during the Obama era.<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts"/> Scalia has previously represented [[Wal-Mart]] in successfully arguing before a federal court to strike down the expansion of a [[healthcare]] provision mandate.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071901145.html 'Wal-Mart Law' in Md. Rejected By Court]</ref>
==Solicitor of Labor==
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.<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts"/>
==Secretary of Labor==
===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]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-scalia-nomination-labor-chief-1422418 Trump taps Scalia’s son for Labor secretary]</ref> Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-44 vote<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-as-labor-secretary Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary] from ''Fox News''
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/09/26/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-for-labor-secretary-003848 Senate confirms Eugene Scalia for Labor secretary] from ''Politico''</ref> and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/30/eugene-scalia-sworn-trumps-labor-secretary/ Eugene Scalia sworn in as Trump's labor secretary]</ref>
===Tenure===
During a visit to Hampton Roads, Scalia spoke out against raising the [[minimum wage]].<ref>[https://www.pilotonline.com/inside-business/vp-ib-stihl-event-0203-20200203-p365ha5fkbfhzetmsldhbbqacm-story.html Labor secretary warns against minimum wage hike during visit to Hampton Roads]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.dol.gov/agencies/osec Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Eugene_Scalia Eugene Scalia - Ballotpedia]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Trump Cabinet]]
|name=Eugene Scalia
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Patricia Scalia
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet)
|of=Labor
|number=28th
|president=[[Donald Trump]]
|terms=September 30, 2019 – present
|preceded=[[Alexander Acosta]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[United States]] Solicitor of Labor
|terms=January 11, 2002 – January 17, 2003
|preceded=Henry Solano
|former=y
|succeeded=Howard M. Radzely
}}
}}
'''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]].
==Legal career==
Scalia served as a special assistant to [[William Barr]] during the presidency of [[George H. W. Bush]].<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts">[https://heavy.com/news/2019/07/eugene-scalia/ Eugene Scalia: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know]</ref>
Scalia is a proponent of [[deregulation]] who fought Dodd-Frank regulations that were imposed during the Obama era.<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts"/> Scalia has previously represented [[Wal-Mart]] in successfully arguing before a federal court to strike down the expansion of a [[healthcare]] provision mandate.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/19/AR2006071901145.html 'Wal-Mart Law' in Md. Rejected By Court]</ref>
==Solicitor of Labor==
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.<ref name="Eugene Scalia 5 facts"/>
==Secretary of Labor==
===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]].<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/18/trump-scalia-nomination-labor-chief-1422418 Trump taps Scalia’s son for Labor secretary]</ref> Scalia was confirmed by the Senate in a 53-44 vote<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-as-labor-secretary Senate confirms Eugene Scalia as labor secretary] from ''Fox News''
*[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/09/26/senate-confirms-eugene-scalia-for-labor-secretary-003848 Senate confirms Eugene Scalia for Labor secretary] from ''Politico''</ref> and was sworn in on September 30, 2019.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/30/eugene-scalia-sworn-trumps-labor-secretary/ Eugene Scalia sworn in as Trump's labor secretary]</ref>
===Tenure===
During a visit to Hampton Roads, Scalia spoke out against raising the [[minimum wage]].<ref>[https://www.pilotonline.com/inside-business/vp-ib-stihl-event-0203-20200203-p365ha5fkbfhzetmsldhbbqacm-story.html Labor secretary warns against minimum wage hike during visit to Hampton Roads]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.dol.gov/agencies/osec Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Eugene_Scalia Eugene Scalia - Ballotpedia]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Trump Cabinet]]