Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director
Summary
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), filling a vacancy that lasted almost a year. Schwartz is a retired Navy rear admiral with medical and legal training who will be the first Black woman to lead the CDC.Key Facts
- Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 51 to 44.
- The CDC had no confirmed director since August 2025 after Susan Monarez left the position.
- Jay Bhattacharya served as acting CDC director since February before Schwartz’s confirmation.
- Schwartz is a retired Navy rear admiral and former deputy surgeon general.
- She has a biomedical engineering degree and a medical degree from Brown University and a law degree from the University of Maryland.
- Schwartz has experience handling past pandemics like Ebola and H1N1.
- She will be the first Black woman to lead the CDC.
- Her predecessor, Monarez, said she was forced out after disagreeing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine advice.
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