Vote 76

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Dennis R. Spurgeon of Florida To Be An Assistant Secretary of Energy
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 88-0, with 12 not voting.
Date/time: March 27, 2006, 5:15 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, Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Frank Lautenberg
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, George Voinovich	Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Gordon Smith	Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Jim Talent	Bill Nelson
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, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	John Kerry, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, James Inhofe
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Inouye

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

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

	Yes	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2006	George Allen, Conrad Burns, Lincoln Chafee, Mark Dayton, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Jim Talent
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, 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, Tim Johnson, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, James Inhofe, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, 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, John McCain, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Daniel Inouye, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, 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, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Craig Thomas	Robert Byrd, Orrin Hatch, Bill Nelson

	Yes	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Lisa Murkowski
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	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	David Vitter	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Paul Sarbanes	Barbara Mikulski
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	Robert Menendez	Frank Lautenberg
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	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
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, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, 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, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Mary Landrieu, Lisa Murkowski
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, 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, Johnny Isakson, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, 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, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Daniel Inouye, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Jay Rockefeller
Independent	James Jeffords
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Allen, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, 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, Mike DeWine, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jim Talent, Craig Thomas, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Lisa Murkowski