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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
111th Congress - 2nd Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate
Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote
Summary

Question: On
the Nomination (Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be
Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System )

Vote Number:

16

Vote Date:

January 28, 2010, 03:45
PM

Required For Majority:

1/2

Vote Result:

Nomination
Confirmed

Nomination Number:

PN959

Nomination Description:

Ben S. Bernanke, of New
Jersey, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System for a term of four
years

Vote
Counts:

YEAs

70

NAYs

30

Vote
Summary

By
Senator Name

By
Vote Position

By
Home State

Alphabetical by
Senator Name

Akaka (D-HI), Yea

Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY),
Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN),
Yea
Begich (D-AK), Nay
Bennet (D-CO),
Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM),
Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA),
Nay
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS),
Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC),
Yea
Burris (D-IL), Yea
Byrd (D-WV),
Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Cardin (D-MD),
Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA),
Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Coburn (R-OK),
Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME),
Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN),
Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID),
Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT),
Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL),
Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay

Enzi (R-WY), Yea

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA),
Yea
Franken (D-MN), Nay
Gillibrand
(D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley
(R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagan
(D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch
(R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe
(R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson
(R-GA), Yea
Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Johnson
(D-SD), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Nay
Kerry
(D-MA), Yea
Kirk (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar
(D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ),
Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg
(D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
LeMieux
(R-FL), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman
(ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar
(R-IN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill
(D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea

Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay

Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV),
Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY),
Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH),
Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME),
Yea
Specter (D-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI),
Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD),
Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM),
Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH),
Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA),
Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker
(R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Vote
Summary

By
Senator Name

By
Vote Position

By
Home State

Grouped By
Vote Position

YEAs
---70

Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander
(R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh
(D-IN)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman
(D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brown (D-OH)
Burr (R-NC)
Burris
(D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper
(D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn
(R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad
(D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)

Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein
(D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg
(R-NH)
Hagan (D-NC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inouye
(D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson
(D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kirk (D-MA)
Klobuchar
(D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu
(D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin
(D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar
(R-IN)
McCaskill (D-MO)

McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez
(D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray
(D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor
(D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller
(D-WV)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe
(R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall
(D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner
(D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs
---30

Begich (D-AK)
Boxer
(D-CA)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Cantwell
(D-WA)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint
(R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)

Feingold (D-WI)
Franken
(D-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hutchison
(R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kaufman (D-DE)
LeMieux
(R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Merkley (D-OR)

Risch (R-ID)
Roberts
(R-KS)
Sanders (I-VT)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby
(R-AL)
Specter (D-PA)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter
(R-LA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker
(R-MS)

Vote
Summary

By
Senator Name

By
Vote Position

By
Home State

Grouped by Home
State

Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL),
Nay

Shelby (R-AL),
Nay

Alaska:

Begich (D-AK), Nay

Murkowski (R-AK),
Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea

McCain (R-AZ),
Nay

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR),
Yea

Pryor (D-AR),
Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Nay

Feinstein (D-CA),
Yea

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Yea

Udall (D-CO),
Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea

Lieberman (ID-CT),
Yea

Delaware:

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Kaufman (D-DE),
Nay

Florida:

LeMieux (R-FL),
Nay

Nelson (D-FL),
Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA),
Yea

Isakson (R-GA),
Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea

Inouye (D-HI),
Yea

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Risch (R-ID),
Nay

Illinois:

Burris (D-IL), Yea

Durbin (D-IL),
Yea

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea

Lugar (R-IN),
Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA),
Nay

Harkin (D-IA),
Nay

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS),
Nay

Roberts (R-KS),
Nay

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY),
Nay

McConnell (R-KY),
Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA),
Yea

Vitter (R-LA),
Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME),
Yea

Snowe (R-ME),
Yea

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea

Mikulski (D-MD),
Yea

Massachusetts:

Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Kirk (D-MA),
Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI),
Yea

Minnesota:

Franken (D-MN),
Nay

Klobuchar (D-MN),
Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS),
Yea

Wicker (R-MS),
Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Yea

McCaskill (D-MO),
Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea

Tester (D-MT),
Yea

Nebraska:

Johanns (R-NE),
Yea

Nelson (D-NE),
Yea

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay

Reid (D-NV),
Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea

Shaheen (D-NH),
Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ),
Yea

Menendez (D-NJ),
Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM),
Yea

Udall (D-NM),
Yea

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY),
Yea

Schumer (D-NY),
Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Yea

Hagan (D-NC),
Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea

Dorgan (D-ND),
Nay

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea

Voinovich (R-OH),
Yea

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Yea

Inhofe (R-OK),
Nay

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR),
Nay

Wyden (D-OR),
Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea

Specter (D-PA),
Nay

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea

Whitehouse (D-RI),
Nay

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay

Graham (R-SC),
Yea

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD),
Yea

Thune (R-SD),
Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN),
Yea

Corker (R-TN),
Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay

Hutchison (R-TX),
Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT),
Yea

Hatch (R-UT),
Yea

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Sanders (I-VT),
Nay

Virginia:

Warner (D-VA), Yea

Webb (D-VA),
Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA),
Nay

Murray (D-WA),
Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea

Rockefeller (D-WV),
Yea

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI),
Nay

Kohl (D-WI),
Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY),
Yea

Enzi (R-WY),
Yea

Vote
Summary

By
Senator Name

By
Vote Position

By
Home State

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