Senate roll call 583 · 116th Congress · Aug 4, 2020
Mark Wesley Menezes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy
On Aug 4, 2020, the Senate voted 79–16 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1683). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 50–2, Democrats 28–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 79
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Aug 4, 2020
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats28 yes · 14 no · 4 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
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Mazie Hirono D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Joni Ernst R-IA voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted no
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV 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
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
- 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
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- 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
- 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
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- 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
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- 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
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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