William Cooper, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy

On Apr 30, 2019, the Senate voted 68–31 on “On the Nomination” (PN 75). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 53–0, Democrats 14–30, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 68
No: 31
Did not vote: 3
Date: Apr 30, 2019

By party

Republicans53 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats14 yes · 30 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 1 no

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
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
Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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