Senate roll call 526 · 117th Congress · Dec 18, 2021
Rahm Emanuel, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Japan
On Dec 18, 2021, the Senate voted 48–21 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1058). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 39–3, Republicans 8–18, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 48
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Dec 18, 2021
By party
- Republicans8 yes · 18 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Todd Young R-IN voted yes
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted yes
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla 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
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Todd Young R-IN
- 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
- Benjamin Eric Sasse 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
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- James Lankford R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Other votes
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