Vote 172

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Confirmed, 65-31, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: April 28, 2009, 5:37 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (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, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, John Thune	Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar	Mike Johanns, Lisa Murkowski	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, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Sam Brownback, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

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

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, 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, Ron Wyden		Edward Kennedy, Jay Rockefeller
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Jeff Sessions