Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years

On Jan 6, 2014, the Senate voted 56–26 on “On the Nomination” (PN 921). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 45–0, Republicans 11–26. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 56
No: 26
Did not vote: 23
Date: Jan 6, 2014

By party

Republicans11 yes · 26 no · 9 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Jeff Flake R-AZ voted yes
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted yes
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted yes
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
David Vitter R-LA
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
John Hoeven R-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Dean Heller R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Tim Scott R-SC
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

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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