Vote 135

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 52-41, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: April 29, 2003, 12:10 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (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	Conrad Burns, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg	Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Jon Corzine, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole
Libra	Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Jim Talent	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Blanche Lincoln
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy	Joseph Lieberman, Zell Miller
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	John Kerry
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Bob Graham
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Pat Roberts
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow	Blanche Lincoln
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Bob Graham, John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, Zell Miller, Pat Roberts, Paul Sarbanes

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Jim Talent, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow	Pat Roberts
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Hillary Clinton, Jon Corzine, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer	John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Warner	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, John Edwards, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller	Bob Graham, Blanche Lincoln, Zell Miller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Ben Campbell, Peter Fitzgerald, Donald Nickles	John Breaux, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Fritz Hollings	Bob Graham, Zell Miller
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Mark Dayton, James Jeffords	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	John Kerry, Pat Roberts
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Blanche Lincoln
2012	John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Bill Nelson, Debbie Stabenow	Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
California	Dianne Feinstein	Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd	Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida		Bill Nelson	Bob Graham
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss		Zell Miller
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Peter Fitzgerald	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
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, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Mark Dayton
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Jim Talent
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Jon Corzine, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Liddy Dole	John Edwards
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Jack Reed
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont		James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	George Allen, John Warner
Washington		Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Sam Brownback, Lincoln Chafee, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Lisa Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jim Talent	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Blanche Lincoln
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller	Bob Graham, John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, Zell Miller, Pat Roberts, Paul Sarbanes

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Dianne Feinstein, Ben Nelson	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Bob Graham, John Kerry, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Zell Miller, Paul Sarbanes
Independent		James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner		Pat Roberts