Senate roll call 344 · 115th Congress · Jan 23, 2018
Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years
On Jan 23, 2018, the Senate voted 84–13 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1353). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 44–4, Democrats 39–8, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
- 84
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jan 23, 2018
By party
- Republicans44 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 8 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- 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
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- 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
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Did not vote
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Al Franken D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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