Senate roll call 610 · 113th Congress · Dec 9, 2014
Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019
On Dec 9, 2014, the Senate voted 65–31 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1988). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 12–31, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 65
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Dec 9, 2014
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 31 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted yes
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- David Vitter R-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
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- 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
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- 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
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be…: Senate Vote, Dec 9, 2014,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/113-S-610/ronald-anderson-walter-of-tennessee-to-be-a-member (accessed 2026-10-17).