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Jessica Looman | |
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| Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division | |
| In office January 20, 2021 –January 20, 2025 Acting: January 20, 2021 – October 26, 2023 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Cheryl Stanton |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | George Washington University (BA) University of Minnesota (JD) |
Jessica Looman is an American attorney and government official. She served as the administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division from 2021 to 2025. She has been selected to serve as Secretary of Labor of Virginia by Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger. [1]
Looman is from Saint Paul,Minnesota. [2] Looman earned a Bachelor of Art degree in politics and government from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School. [3]
From 2001 to 2011,Looman worked as the general counsel for the Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota. Looman joined the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry in 2011,serving as assistant commissioner until 2014 and deputy commissioner from 2014 to 2017. [4]
From 2017 to 2019,she served as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. She worked as the executive director of the Minnesota State Building and Construction Trades Council from 2019 to 2021.
She joined the United States Department of Labor in 2021 as the principal deputy administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). [5] [6] After David Weil's nomination for administrator was defeated,President Biden nominated Looman instead to the position;she was confirmed by the Senate in October 2023. [7]
Following Abigail Spanberger's victory in the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election,Looman was selected to serve as Secretary of Labor of Virginia. [1]