Senate roll call 272 · 116th Congress · Sep 11, 2019
James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
On Sep 11, 2019, the Senate voted 81–11 on “On the Nomination” (PN 631). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 29–11, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 81
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Sep 11, 2019
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats29 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Mazie Hirono D-HI voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz 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
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker 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
- Kevin Cramer R-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
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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