Vote 40

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation of Richard Paez to be U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 59-39, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: March 9, 2000, 3:09 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Ben Campbell
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Mike DeWine, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Spencer Abraham
Leo		Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray	Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Connie Mack, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Max Cleland, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Male	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, Lincoln Chafee, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Ben Campbell, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Pat Roberts, George Voinovich
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith
South	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, John Edwards, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes	Jim Bunning, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jon Kyl, Frank Murkowski, Craig Thomas	Ben Campbell, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Peter Fitzgerald, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Ben Campbell
2006	Lincoln Chafee, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, John Warner
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby, George Voinovich	John McCain
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Frank Murkowski
Arizona		Jon Kyl	John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln	Timothy Hutchinson
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado		Wayne Allard	Ben Campbell
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Max Cleland	Paul Coverdell
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Peter Fitzgerald
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky		Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin	Spencer Abraham
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Chuck Hagel
Nevada	Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire		Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Daniel Moynihan, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	John Edwards	Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio		Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee		Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Evan Bayh, Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Enzi, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Ben Campbell, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	Bob Bennett, Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, James Jeffords, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, William Roth, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Ben Campbell, John McCain