Senate roll call 433 · 116th Congress · Jan 8, 2020
Michael George DeSombre, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
On Jan 8, 2020, the Senate voted 64–31 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 966). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 13–30, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 64
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jan 8, 2020
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted yes
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted yes
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted yes
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted yes
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
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
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-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
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- 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
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- 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
- 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
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- 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
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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