Senate roll call 19 · 119th Congress · Jan 27, 2025
Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury
On Jan 27, 2025, the Senate voted 68–29 on “On the Nomination” (PN 111). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 52–0, Democrats 15–28, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 68
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jan 27, 2025
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 28 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ voted yes
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ voted yes
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO voted yes
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE voted yes
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI voted yes
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted yes
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted yes
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Andy Kim 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
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- James David Vance R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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