Vote 155

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Nomination of Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 82-4, with 13 not voting.
Date/time: April 20, 2009, 5:32 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

Click to list individual members.

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar		Mark Begich
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich		Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Johnny Isakson
Gemini	Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski		Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe		Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner		Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss	Dick Durbin
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter	Richard Shelby	Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders		Bob Bennett, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, James Risch, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, John Thune, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Richard Shelby	Mark Begich, Bob Bennett, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Edward Kennedy, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich		Dick Durbin, Pat Roberts
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse		Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman
South	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Kay Hagan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Richard Shelby	Thad Cochran, Jay Rockefeller, Roger Wicker
West	Daniel Akaka, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, James Risch, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall		Mark Begich, Bob Bennett, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Edward Kaufman, Jeff Merkley, James Risch, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner		Mark Begich
2008	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lindsey Graham, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jeff Sessions, Tom Udall, Mark Udall	Saxby Chambliss	Thad Cochran, Dick Durbin, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Roger Wicker
2010	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Jim Bunning, Johnny Isakson, Richard Shelby	Bob Bennett, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Ron Wyden
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse		Edward Kennedy, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski		Mark Begich
Arizona			Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Michael Bennet, Mark Udall
Connecticut			Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman
Florida	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Mike Crapo, James Risch
Illinois	Roland Burris		Dick Durbin
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback		Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi			Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Mike Johanns, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Kay Hagan
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Jeff Merkley		Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
South Carolina	Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Tim Johnson, John Thune
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Orrin Hatch		Bob Bennett
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Mark Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd		Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, John Thune, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse		Mark Begich, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Byron Dorgan, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, James Risch, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Richard Shelby	Bob Bennett, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Edward Kennedy, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse		Mark Begich, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Edward Kennedy, Jay Rockefeller, Ron Wyden
Independent	Bernard Sanders		Joseph Lieberman
Republican	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Mike Johanns, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson, Richard Shelby	Bob Bennett, Thad Cochran, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Pat Roberts, Roger Wicker