Jeh Charles Johnson, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security

On Dec 16, 2013, the Senate voted 78–16 on “On the Nomination” (PN 925). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 53–0, Republicans 23–16, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 78
No: 16
Did not vote: 11
Date: Dec 16, 2013

By party

Republicans23 yes · 16 no · 7 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
John Boozman R-AR voted no
Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
James Risch R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
John Hoeven R-ND voted no
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Tim Scott R-SC voted no
John Cornyn R-TX voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Marco Rubio R-FL
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
John Hoeven R-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Tim Scott R-SC
John Cornyn R-TX
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
Mike Lee R-UT

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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