Senate roll call 65 · 115th Congress · Feb 14, 2017
Linda E. McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration
On Feb 14, 2017, the Senate voted 81–19 on “On the Nomination” (PN 48). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 52–0, Democrats 28–18, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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
- 81
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Feb 14, 2017
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats28 yes · 18 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Martin Heinrich D-NM voted no
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY 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
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI 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
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-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
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- 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
- 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar 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
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- 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
- Mike Lee R-UT
- 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
- 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
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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