Cleveland State University (BA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD)
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Lisa Fierstein
(m. 1973–1987)
Deanna Descher
(m. 1987)
Children
6
Andrew Franklin Puzder (born July 11, 1950) is an American attorney, author, and businessman. He is the former chief executive officer of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., a position he held from September 2000 to March 2017.[1] He was previously a commercial trial lawyer in private practice from 1978 to 1995 who handled many high-profile cases and was active in the anti-abortion movement.
Puzder is a frequent commentator on economic and political issues.
Puzder co-authored the book entitled Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why Government Doesn't Understand It.[2] On December 8, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Puzder to serve as Secretary of Labor, but on February 15, 2017, he withdrew due to lack of votes needed for his confirmation.[3]
After withdrawing, Puzder published his second book entitled The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left’s Plot to Stop It in 2018.[4]
^Taylor, Kate. "Trump's former pick for labor secretary just left his job as a fast-food CEO". Business Insider. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
^Puzder, Andrew (2012). Job Creation: How It Really Works and Why the Government Doesn't Understand It. E3 Free Market Press. ISBN 978-0615436357.
^Noguchi, Yuki. "Andrew Puzder Withdraws Nomination for Labor Secretary". NPR. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^"Puzder on 'The Capitalist Comeback' and the Trump Boom (Audio)". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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