Senate roll call 217 · 115th Congress · Oct 16, 2017
Callista L. Gingrich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Holy See
On Oct 16, 2017, the Senate voted 70–23 on “On the Nomination” (PN 523). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 46–0, Democrats 23–22, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 70
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Oct 16, 2017
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 22 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Mazie Hirono D-HI voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted no
- Jon Tester D-MT voted no
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Martin Heinrich D-NM voted no
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-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
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Did not vote
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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