Vote 253

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 87-0, with 13 not voting.
Date/time: September 25, 2006, 5:31 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: 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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Conrad Burns, Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mark Dayton, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Robert Menendez
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Jim Talent
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Max Baucus
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Rick Santorum, David Vitter
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mark Dayton, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, George Voinovich, John Warner, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, John McCain, Robert Menendez, Rick Santorum, David Vitter

	Yes	Not Voting
Midwest	Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Jim Talent, John Thune, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Herb Kohl
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Robert Menendez, Rick Santorum
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Warner	Joe Biden, David Vitter
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Conrad Burns, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mark Dayton, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes, Jim Talent	Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, David Vitter
2012	Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Orrin Hatch, Herb Kohl, Robert Menendez

	Yes	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl	John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper	Joe Biden
Florida	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Barack Obama
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Sam Brownback
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	David Vitter
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	Frank Lautenberg	Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Mike DeWine
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Tim Johnson, John Thune
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	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Mark Dayton, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, Ron Wyden	Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Robert Menendez, Rick Santorum, David Vitter
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, John McCain

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Daniel Inouye, Herb Kohl, Robert Menendez
Independent	James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, George Voinovich, John Warner	Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Rick Santorum, David Vitter