Senate roll call 396 · 116th Congress · Dec 12, 2019
John Joseph Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation
On Dec 12, 2019, the Senate voted 70–22 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1232). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 50–0, Democrats 19–22, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 70
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Dec 12, 2019
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats19 yes · 22 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL voted yes
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Christopher Murphy D-CT voted yes
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted yes
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted yes
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted yes
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV voted yes
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
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
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott 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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Michael Braun R-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
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Other votes
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