Republican EEOC Member’s Exit Boosts Democratic Agenda for Now

An EEOC vacancy left by Republican Commissioner Keith Sonderling gives Democrats a 3-1 majority and a chance to double down on priorities like corporate pay data disclosures and affirming LGBTQ+ worker protections ahead of the US presidential election.

Although Sonderling’s departure is unlikely to change current voting dynamics on partisan issues, it raises an unknown factor of what kind of Republican nominee will take his place— a likely more moderate pick by a White House under Vice President Kamala Harris, or a likely more conservative one under former President Donald Trump.

Sonderling’s confirmation, along with Republican Commissioner Andrea Lucas, in ...