Senate roll call 471 · 116th Congress · Feb 12, 2020
John Fitzgerald Kness, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
On Feb 12, 2020, the Senate voted 81–12 on “On the Nomination” (PN 894). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 29–12, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
- 81
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Feb 12, 2020
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats29 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ 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
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA 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
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler 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
- Michael Braun R-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
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- 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
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- 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
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- 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
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-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
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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