Senate roll call 30 · 115th Congress · Jan 20, 2017
John F. Kelly, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
On Jan 20, 2017, the Senate voted 88–11 on “On the Nomination” (PN 40). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 35–11, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 88
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jan 20, 2017
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats35 yes · 11 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Martin Heinrich D-NM voted no
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Did not vote
Other votes
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