Senate roll call 533 · 116th Congress · Jun 2, 2020
Victor G. Mercado, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
On Jun 2, 2020, the Senate voted 75–15 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1604). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 50–0, Democrats 24–15, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 75
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 2, 2020
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats24 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Tina Smith D-MN voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT 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
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy 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
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- 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
- 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
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- 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
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- 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
- 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Jon Tester D-MT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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