119th Congress Nominee record

Howard Lutnick

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At a glance

Howard Lutnick’s Commerce Department biography describes a finance-sector career before Cabinet service, including leadership at Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC Group and Newmark. The department identifies him as the 41st Secretary of Commerce.

Summary sources: [1]

Also recorded or identified as: Howard W. Lutnick.

Nomination outcomes below are from the Oct 14, 2026 snapshot. Congress.gov may show subsequent actions.

Career and documented accomplishments

  • The official biography says Lutnick joined Cantor Fitzgerald in 1983 and became its president and chief executive at age 29. Before government service he chaired and led Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group and served as executive chairman of Newmark. [1]
  • He co-chaired the Trump-Vance transition team during the 2024 election campaign. The biography also records board service with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and Weill Cornell Medicine. [1]

Role and nomination context

  • The source distinguishes his private-sector leadership from his subsequent Cabinet role at the Department of Commerce. Promotional claims about economic transformation were excluded from this career summary. [1]

Nomination history

PN11-9: Secretary of Commerce

Confirmed
Recorded name
Howard Lutnick
Organization
Department of Commerce
Listed state
New York
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
51–45

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 57.

Read PN11-9 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • The official biography was available in indexed search content, but direct page retrieval failed. Current tenure is described as the department’s statement at the review date.

Sources and review date

Career and role sources reviewed . These sources may describe developments beyond the nomination snapshot; each nomination entry retains its recorded date and outcome.

  1. Howard Lutnick

    U.S. Department of Commerce. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

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