Vote 299

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Jeffrey L. Viken, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 99-0, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: September 29, 2009, 5:31 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	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
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, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Paul Kirk, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, George Lemieux, 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, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders

	Yes	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, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Paul Kirk, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, George Lemieux, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, John Thune, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd

	Yes	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Sam Brownback, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Paul Kirk, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse
South	Lamar Alexander, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Kay Hagan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, George Lemieux, Blanche Lincoln, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Robert Byrd
West	Daniel Akaka, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, James Risch, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden

	Yes	Not Voting
None	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Edward Kaufman, Paul Kirk, George Lemieux, Jeff Merkley, James Risch, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner
2008	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Dick Durbin, 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, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Roger Wicker
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, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, 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, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Robert Byrd

	Yes	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
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	George Lemieux, 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	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	John Kerry, Paul Kirk
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Al Franken, 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	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	Mark Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, 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, Al Franken, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, 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, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand, George Lemieux
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Paul Kirk, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Harry Reid, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Robert Byrd

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Paul Kirk, 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, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Robert Byrd
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, 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, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, George Lemieux, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker