The U.S. Senate Tuesday voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of education. The Senate’s vote resulted in a 50-50 tie, requiring Vice President Mike Pence to cast the tie-breaking vote.
Maine’s Susan Collins was one of two Republicans (with Lisa Murkowski of Alaska) to break ranks and vote against the nominee.
Full roll call results:
- Republicans
- Vice President Mike Pence, Yea
- Alexander R-TN, Yea
- Barrasso R-WY, Yea
- Blunt R-MO, Yea
- Boozman R-AR, Yea
- Burr R-NC, Yea
- Capito R-WV, Yea
- Cassidy R-LA, Yea
- Cochran R-MS, Yea
- Collins R-ME, Nay
- Corker R-TN, Yea
- Cornyn R-TX, Yea
- Cotton R-AR, Yea
- Crapo R-ID, Yea
- Cruz R-TX, Yea
- Daines R-MT, Yea
- Enzi R-WY, Yea
- Ernst R-IA, Yea
- Fischer R-NE, Yea
- Flake R-AZ, Yea
- Gardner R-CO, Yea
- Graham R-SC, Yea
- Grassley R-IA, Yea
- Hatch R-UT, Yea
- Heller R-NV, Yea
- Hoeven R-ND, Yea
- Inhofe R-OK, Yea
- Isakson R-GA, Yea
- Johnson R-WI, Yea
- Kennedy R-LA, Yea
- Lankford R-OK, Yea
- Lee R-UT, Yea
- McCain R-AZ, Yea
- McConnell R-KY, Yea
- Moran R-KS, Yea
- Murkowski R-AK, Nay
- Paul R-KY, Yea
- Perdue R-GA, Yea
- Portman R-OH, Yea
- Risch R-ID, Yea
- Roberts R-KS, Yea
- Rounds R-SD, Yea
- Rubio R-FL, Yea
- Sasse R-NE, Yea
- Scott R-SC, Yea
- Sessions R-AL, Yea
- Shelby R-AL, Yea
- Sullivan R-AK, Yea
- Thune R-SD, Yea
- Tillis R-NC, Yea
- Toomey R-PA, Yea
- Wicker R-MS, Yea
- Young R-IN, Yea
- Democrats
- Baldwin D-WI, Nay
- Bennet D-CO, Nay
- Blumenthal D-CT, Nay
- Booker D-NJ, Nay
- Brown D-OH, Nay
- Cantwell D-WA, Nay
- Cardin D-MD, Nay
- Carper D-DE, Nay
- Casey D-PA, Nay
- Coons D-DE, Nay
- Cortez Masto D-NV, Nay
- Donnelly D-IN, Nay
- Duckworth D-IL, Nay
- Durbin D-IL, Nay
- Feinstein D-CA, Nay
- Franken D-MN, Nay
- Gillibrand D-NY, Nay
- Harris D-CA, Nay
- Hassan D-NH, Nay
- Heinrich D-NM, Nay
- Heitkamp D-ND, Nay
- Hirono D-HI, Nay
- Kaine D-VA, Nay
- Klobuchar D-MN, Nay
- Leahy D-VT, Nay
- Manchin D-WV, Nay
- Markey D-MA, Nay
- McCaskill D-MO, Nay
- Menendez D-NJ, Nay
- Merkley D-OR, Nay
- Murphy D-CT, Nay
- Murray D-WA, Nay
- Nelson D-FL, Nay
- Peters D-MI, Nay
- Reed D-RI, Nay
- Schatz D-HI, Nay
- Schumer D-NY, Nay
- Shaheen D-NH, Nay
- Stabenow D-MI, Nay
- Tester D-MT, Nay
- Udall D-NM, Nay
- Van Hollen D-MD, Nay
- Warner D-VA, Nay
- Warren D-MA, Nay
- Whitehouse D-RI, Nay
- Wyden D-OR, Nay
- Independents
- King I-ME, Nay
- Sanders I-VT, Nay
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