Vote 98

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Thomas John Perrelli, Of Virginia, To be Associate Attorney General
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 72-20, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: March 12, 2009, 2:40 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	Mike Enzi	John Cornyn
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich	John Barrasso, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions	John Thune	Johnny Isakson
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller		Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns
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, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn	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, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Robert Byrd, Mel Martinez
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, 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, Debbie Stabenow, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Pat Roberts, John Thune	Mike Johanns
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	Lamar Alexander, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Mark Warner, Jim Webb	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Jim DeMint, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	Robert Byrd, John Cornyn, Kay Hagan, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, James Risch

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

	Yes	No	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	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	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	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		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	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	John Thune
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas		Kay Bailey Hutchison	John Cornyn
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	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, Russ Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, 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, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	John Cornyn, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, 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, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby	Robert Byrd, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	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, Kirsten Gillibrand, 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, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden		Robert Byrd, Kay Hagan, Edward Kennedy
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, Roger Wicker	John Cornyn, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Mel Martinez