Senate roll call 272 · 113th Congress · Dec 13, 2013
Heather Anne Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
On Dec 13, 2013, the Senate voted 74–17 on “On the Nomination” (PN 808). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 21–17, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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
- 74
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 13, 2013
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- John Boozman R-AR voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Tim Scott R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Ron Johnson R-WI 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
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- 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
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- 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
- 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
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Harry Reid 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
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- James Risch R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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