Senate roll call 127 · 117th Congress · Mar 22, 2021
Martin Joseph Walsh, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Labor
On Mar 22, 2021, the Senate voted 68–29 on “On the Nomination” (PN 7823). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 48–0, Republicans 18–29, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 68
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Mar 22, 2021
By party
- Republicans18 yes · 29 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats48 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS voted yes
- Bill Cassidy R-LA voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
- Kevin Cramer R-ND voted yes
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted yes
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney 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
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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