Senate roll call 479 · 115th Congress · Jul 12, 2018
Paul C. Ney, Jr., of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense
On Jul 12, 2018, the Senate voted 70–23 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1438). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 44–2, Democrats 25–20, 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
- Jul 12, 2018
By party
- Republicans44 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats25 yes · 20 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Mazie Hirono D-HI voted no
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV 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
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
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
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Al Franken D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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