Senate roll call 387 · 117th Congress · Sep 28, 2021
Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
On Sep 28, 2021, the Senate voted 61–36 on “On the Nomination” (PN 446). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 13–36, Democrats 46–0, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 61
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Sep 28, 2021
By party
- Republicans13 yes · 36 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats46 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD voted yes
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Jerry Moran R-KS
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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