Samantha Power, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and t

On Aug 1, 2013, the Senate voted 87–10 on “On the Nomination” (PN 554). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 34–10, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result: Nomination Confirmed
Yes: 87
No: 10
Did not vote: 8
Date: Aug 1, 2013

By party

Republicans34 yes · 10 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
David Vitter R-LA voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
Tim Scott R-SC voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Mark Begich D-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Mark Pryor D-AR
Jeff Flake R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
Mark Udall 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
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Joe Donnelly D-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Edward John Markey D-MA
Elizabeth Warren D-MA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Carl Levin D-MI
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Al Franken D-MN
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Jon Tester D-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Kay Hagan D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Martin Heinrich D-NM
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
Sherrod Brown D-OH
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Jeff Merkley D-OR
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
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
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch 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
Ron Johnson R-WI
Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Joe Manchin III D-WV
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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