Vote 91

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Dorrance Smith, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 59-34, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: April 7, 2006, 11:42 a.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, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Johnny Isakson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd	Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole	Barack Obama
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Jim Talent	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Bill Nelson	Patty Murray
Pisces	George Allen, Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Kenneth Salazar
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	Max Baucus, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Pat Roberts
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye	Sam Brownback

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
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, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, John Warner	Max Baucus, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Ted Stevens
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Patty Murray
2012	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Debbie Stabenow

	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		Dianne Feinstein	Barbara Boxer
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	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas			Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
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	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
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	John Thune	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, Richard Burr, Lincoln Chafee, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike DeWine, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Bill Frist, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Pryor, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, Jim Talent, John Thune, David Vitter	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Mark Dayton, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Patty Murray
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, Paul Sarbanes	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Ted Stevens

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