Senate roll call 612 · 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 86–12 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1988). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 33–12, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 86
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 9, 2014
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 12 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
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
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-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
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Tim Scott 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
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Did not vote
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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