119th Congress Nominee record

Paul Lawrence

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At a glance

Paul Lawrence is an Army veteran and economist with a documented management-consulting background and earlier VA benefits leadership. VA sources distinguish that earlier career from his later deputy-secretary work on the department's electronic-health-record program.

Summary sources: [1] [2]

Also recorded or identified as: Paul R. Lawrence.

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

Career and documented accomplishments

  • VA's May 2018 release identifies Lawrence as a former Army captain and Airborne School graduate. [1]
  • It records public-sector consulting leadership at Kaiser Associates and earlier positions at Ernst & Young, Accenture, MITRE, IBM Business Consulting Services, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. [1]
  • The release lists economics master's and doctoral degrees from Virginia Tech and an economics bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [1]

Role and nomination context

  • VA's 2018 release concerns Lawrence's earlier Under Secretary for Benefits role. His March 17, 2026 agency-published article identifies him as Deputy Secretary and describes assigned oversight of the federal electronic-health-record program; the article's claimed improvements remain his account, not an independent outcome evaluation. [1] [2]

Nomination history

PN13-9: Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Confirmed
Recorded name
Paul Lawrence
Organization
Department of Veterans Affairs
Listed state
Virginia
Received
Latest action
Recorded vote
51–45

Latest recorded action

Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 155.

Read PN13-9 on Congress.gov →

What the sources establish

  • Historical employment titles apply to the cited publication periods. The agency article is a first-person program account and does not independently verify claimed deployment improvements.

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. Paul Lawrence career and benefits-leadership announcement, May 14, 2018

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Reviewed .

  2. Paul Lawrence's VA electronic-health-record program account, March 17, 2026

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Reviewed .

Understanding these records

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A Senate confirmation approves a nomination; it is not proof of current tenure or an appointment taking effect. These entries show received dates and the latest recorded action, rather than a complete legislative action timeline.

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