Vote 274

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 80-11, with 9 not voting.
Date/time: December 7, 2006, 5:47 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	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mark Dayton, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas		Conrad Burns, John Warner
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar		Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	George Voinovich	Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Mike DeWine
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith		Chris Dodd
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, Chuck Schumer	Max Baucus	Harry Reid
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	James Inhofe	Joe Biden
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Rick Santorum, David Vitter	James Jeffords
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Daniel Inouye, John Sununu	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley	John McCain

	Yes	No	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, Debbie Stabenow	Olympia Snowe
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, 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, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Craig Thomas, John Thune, Ron Wyden	Max Baucus, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Chuck Grassley, James Inhofe, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Joe Biden, Conrad Burns, Chris Dodd, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, James Jeffords, John McCain, Harry Reid, John Warner

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune	Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Chuck Grassley, Jim Talent, George Voinovich
Northeast	Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, John Sununu	Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe	Chris Dodd, James Jeffords
South	Lamar Alexander, George Allen, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Bill Frist, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 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	Jim DeMint, James Inhofe, David Vitter	Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, John Warner
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Ron Wyden	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Lincoln Chafee, Mark Dayton, Bill Frist, Paul Sarbanes	Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent	Conrad Burns, James Jeffords
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, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, 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	Max Baucus, James Inhofe	Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, John Warner
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Chris Dodd, John McCain, Harry Reid
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Craig Thomas	Olympia Snowe	Orrin Hatch

	Yes	No	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	Joseph Lieberman		Chris Dodd
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	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
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		Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
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		Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
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	Patrick Leahy		James Jeffords
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, Evan Bayh, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Mark Dayton, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, John Thune, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe, Jim Talent, David Vitter	Lindsey Graham
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Max Baucus, Chuck Grassley, James Inhofe, George Voinovich	Joe Biden, Conrad Burns, Chris Dodd, Orrin Hatch, James Jeffords, John McCain, Harry Reid, John Warner

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