CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

U.S. Senate · April 8, 2025

Roll call 193 · 119th Congress, session 1

Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.

Confirmed

54 yes 45 no

The Senate said yes · recorded as “Nomination Confirmed”

Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.

Yea: 54 Nay: 45 Not Voting: 1 100 members

What was being voted on

Nominee: Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Where the votes came from

The buttons outline the members the breakdown below talks about.

How each senator votedThe Republican President's nominee was confirmed 54–45.Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes; Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · YesKatie Britt (R-AL) · Yes; Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · YesJohn Boozman (R-AR) · Yes; Tom Cotton (R-AR) · YesRuben Gallego (D-AZ) · No; Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · YesAlex Padilla (D-CA) · No; Adam Schiff (D-CA) · NoMichael Bennet (D-CO) · No; John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · NoRichard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No; Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · NoLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · No; Christopher Coons (D-DE) · NoAshley Moody (R-FL) · Yes; Rick Scott (R-FL) · YesJon Ossoff (D-GA) · No; Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · NoMazie Hirono (D-HI) · No; Brian Schatz (D-HI) · NoJoni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes; Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · YesMike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes; James Risch (R-ID) · YesRichard Durbin (D-IL) · No; Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · NoJim Banks (R-IN) · Yes; Todd Young (R-IN) · YesJerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes; Roger Marshall (R-KS) · YesMitch McConnell (R-KY) · No; Rand Paul (R-KY) · YesBill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes; John Kennedy (R-LA) · YesEdward Markey (D-MA) · No; Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · NoAngela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · No; Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · NoSusan Collins (R-ME) · Yes; Angus King (I-ME) · NoGary Peters (D-MI) · No; Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · YesAmy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No; Tina Smith (D-MN) · NoJosh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes; Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · YesCindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes; Roger Wicker (R-MS) · YesSteve Daines (R-MT) · Yes; Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · YesTed Budd (R-NC) · Yes; Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · YesKevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes; John Hoeven (R-ND) · YesDeb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes; Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · YesMaggie Hassan (D-NH) · No; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · NoCory Booker (D-NJ) · No; Andy Kim (D-NJ) · NoMartin Heinrich (D-NM) · No; Ben Luján (D-NM) · NoCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No; Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · NoKirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · No; Charles Schumer (D-NY) · NoJon Husted (R-OH) · Yes; Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · YesJames Lankford (R-OK) · Yes; Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · YesJeff Merkley (D-OR) · No; Ron Wyden (D-OR) · NoJohn Fetterman (D-PA) · No; David McCormick (R-PA) · Didn't voteJohn Reed (D-RI) · Yes; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · NoLindsey Graham (R-SC) · Yes; Tim Scott (R-SC) · YesMike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes; John Thune (R-SD) · YesMarsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Yes; Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · YesJohn Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes; Ted Cruz (R-TX) · YesJohn Curtis (R-UT) · Yes; Mike Lee (R-UT) · YesTimothy Kaine (D-VA) · No; Mark Warner (D-VA) · NoBernie Sanders (I-VT) · No; Peter Welch (D-VT) · NoMaria Cantwell (D-WA) · No; Patty Murray (D-WA) · NoTammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No; Ron Johnson (R-WI) · YesShelley Capito (R-WV) · Yes; James Justice (R-WV) · YesJohn Barrasso (R-WY) · Yes; Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes
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How each senator voted
AK-S1Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes
AK-S2Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Yes
AL-S1Katie Britt (R-AL) · Yes
AL-S2Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Yes
AR-S1John Boozman (R-AR) · Yes
AR-S2Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Yes
AZ-S1Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · No
AZ-S2Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Yes
CA-S1Alex Padilla (D-CA) · No
CA-S2Adam Schiff (D-CA) · No
CO-S1Michael Bennet (D-CO) · No
CO-S2John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · No
CT-S1Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No
CT-S2Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · No
DE-S1Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · No
DE-S2Christopher Coons (D-DE) · No
FL-S1Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Yes
FL-S2Rick Scott (R-FL) · Yes
GA-S1Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · No
GA-S2Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · No
HI-S1Mazie Hirono (D-HI) · No
HI-S2Brian Schatz (D-HI) · No
IA-S1Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes
IA-S2Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Yes
ID-S1Mike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes
ID-S2James Risch (R-ID) · Yes
IL-S1Richard Durbin (D-IL) · No
IL-S2Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · No
IN-S1Jim Banks (R-IN) · Yes
IN-S2Todd Young (R-IN) · Yes
KS-S1Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes
KS-S2Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Yes
KY-S1Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · No
KY-S2Rand Paul (R-KY) · Yes
LA-S1Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes
LA-S2John Kennedy (R-LA) · Yes
MA-S1Edward Markey (D-MA) · No
MA-S2Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · No
MD-S1Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · No
MD-S2Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · No
ME-S1Susan Collins (R-ME) · Yes
ME-S2Angus King (I-ME) · No
MI-S1Gary Peters (D-MI) · No
MI-S2Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Yes
MN-S1Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No
MN-S2Tina Smith (D-MN) · No
MO-S1Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes
MO-S2Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · Yes
MS-S1Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes
MS-S2Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Yes
MT-S1Steve Daines (R-MT) · Yes
MT-S2Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Yes
NC-S1Ted Budd (R-NC) · Yes
NC-S2Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Yes
ND-S1Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes
ND-S2John Hoeven (R-ND) · Yes
NE-S1Deb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes
NE-S2Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Yes
NH-S1Maggie Hassan (D-NH) · No
NH-S2Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · No
NJ-S1Cory Booker (D-NJ) · No
NJ-S2Andy Kim (D-NJ) · No
NM-S1Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · No
NM-S2Ben Luján (D-NM) · No
NV-S1Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No
NV-S2Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · No
NY-S1Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · No
NY-S2Charles Schumer (D-NY) · No
OH-S1Jon Husted (R-OH) · Yes
OH-S2Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Yes
OK-S1James Lankford (R-OK) · Yes
OK-S2Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · Yes
OR-S1Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · No
OR-S2Ron Wyden (D-OR) · No
PA-S1John Fetterman (D-PA) · No
PA-S2David McCormick (R-PA) · Didn't vote
RI-S1John Reed (D-RI) · Yes
RI-S2Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · No
SC-S1Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Yes
SC-S2Tim Scott (R-SC) · Yes
SD-S1Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes
SD-S2John Thune (R-SD) · Yes
TN-S1Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Yes
TN-S2Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · Yes
TX-S1John Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes
TX-S2Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Yes
UT-S1John Curtis (R-UT) · Yes
UT-S2Mike Lee (R-UT) · Yes
VA-S1Timothy Kaine (D-VA) · No
VA-S2Mark Warner (D-VA) · No
VT-S1Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · No
VT-S2Peter Welch (D-VT) · No
WA-S1Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · No
WA-S2Patty Murray (D-WA) · No
WI-S1Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No
WI-S2Ron Johnson (R-WI) · Yes
WV-S1Shelley Capito (R-WV) · Yes
WV-S2James Justice (R-WV) · Yes
WY-S1John Barrasso (R-WY) · Yes
WY-S2Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes

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The vote, broken down

The Republican President's nominee was confirmed 54–45.

How your senators voted

  • 4 senators voted against most of their party

    For McConnell that is unusual: they vote against most of their party about 1 vote in 30.

  • It would have passed either way

    5 of the 54 who voted yes (51 Republicans and 3 Democrats) switching to no would have made it fail.

    As voted
    54–45 Passes
    If the 4 who voted against most of their party had voted with it
    52–47 Passes
    If the 1 who didn't vote had voted with their party
    55–45 Passes
    If both had happened
    53–47 Passes

How each member voted (100)

54 yea, 45 nay, 1 not voting