Senate roll call 768 · 119th Congress · Apr 29, 2026
Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
On Apr 29, 2026, the Senate voted 59–39 on “On the Nomination” (PN 73014). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Republicans 52–0, Democrats 6–38, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 59
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Apr 29, 2026
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 38 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James E. Banks 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
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- James Lankford R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- 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
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker 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
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- James David Vance R-OH
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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