Senate roll call 37 · 118th Congress · Mar 2, 2023
Colleen R. Lawless, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois
On Mar 2, 2023, the Senate voted 51–41 on “On the Nomination” (PN 170). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 5–41, Democrats 43–0, Independents 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 118th Congress (2023–2024), Joe Biden was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 51
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 2, 2023
By party
- Republicans5 yes · 41 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents3 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats43 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- 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
- 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
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- James David Vance R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds 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
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Laphonza Romanique Butler D-CA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- George S. Helmy D-NJ
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Joe Manchin III I-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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