Roll Call Vote #54 · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 7, 2017, 12:02 PM (ET)
On the Nomination PN37 (PN 37)
Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education
Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)
50 Yea
50 Nay
Tie votes may be decided by the Vice President; the recorded result above is authoritative.
How the Parties Voted
Republican 20 senators
20 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 11 senators
0 Yea / 11 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 50
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Shelley Capito
- Bill Cassidy
- William Cochran (MS)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Tom Cotton
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Steve Daines
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Joni Ernst
- Deb Fischer
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Cory Gardner (CO)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Ron Johnson
- John Kennedy
- James Lankford
- Mike Lee
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Jerry Moran
- Rand Paul
- David Perdue, Jr. (GA)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Mike Rounds
- Marco Rubio
- Benjamin Sasse (NE)
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Dan Sullivan
- John Thune
- Thom Tillis
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Roger Wicker
- Todd Young
Nay 50
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory Booker
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Susan Collins
- Chris Coons
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Tammy Duckworth
- Dick Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Kamala Harris
- Maggie Hassan
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Mazie Hirono
- Tim Kaine
- Angus King
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Ed Markey
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Lisa Murkowski
- Chris Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Gary Peters
- Jack Reed
- Bernie Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Chris Van Hollen
- Mark Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
Other Votes on PN 37
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Vote #40 On the Motion to Proceed PN37Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) Feb 1, 2017
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Vote #41 On the Motion to Proceed PN37Motion to Proceed Agreed to (55-42) Feb 1, 2017
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Vote #52 On the Cloture Motion PN37Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-48) Feb 3, 2017
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Vote #53 On the Motion for Attendance PN37Motion for Attendance Agreed to (91-4) Feb 6, 2017
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).