Several Republican senators have expressed concern about President-elect Donald Trump’s union-friendly pick to run the Labor Department, setting up a potentially contentious confirmation bid for Rep.

“Chavez-DeRemer’s support of Democrats’ radical Pro Act makes her unfit to serve as Labor Secretary in the Trump administration,” Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz said. “This legislation is a Big Labor wish list that tramples over the rights of small businesses and ordinary workers.”

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary is among the more unusual and intriguing cabinet picks he’s made, and her appointment could have an impact on partisan politics — notably in Oregon.

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Chavez-DeRemer’s selection marks a departure from typical GOP nominations to the position. She has supported pro-union legislation and garnered the support of some unions.

The nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer even garnered cautious optimism from stark Trump critic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

President-elect Trump’s pick for Labor secretary has organized labor cheering and business groups sounding worried as the atypically labor-friendly choice could signal a new and more receptive

President-elect Donald Trump today announced that he has selected 5th District U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to be the next Secretary of Labor. “I am proud to nominate Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, from the great state of Oregon, as United States Secretary of Labor,” Trump announced today.

A moderate from a swing district, she received endorsements from several unions but narrowly lost her bid for a second House term.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer has a labor-friendly record that’s scaring Republicans but could win her Democratic support.