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Senate roll call 617 · 113th Congress · Dec 12, 2014

David Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

On Dec 12, 2014, the Senate voted 62–35 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1937). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 50–1, Republicans 11–34, Independents 1–0. 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

Nomination Confirmed

Yes

62

No

35

Did not vote

8

Date

Dec 12, 2014

From Voteview roll call records.