How senators voted on Trump Cabinet nominees, 2017
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This page compares how U.S. senators voted on President Donald Trump's (R) nominees for Cabinet and Cabinet-rank positions in 2017.
The following senators voted against 70% or more of Trump's nominees:
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) voted against 20 of 22 nominees.
- Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) voted against 19 of 22 nominees.
- Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) voted against 18 of 22 nominees.
- Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) voted against 17 of 22 nominees.
- Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) voted against 16 of 22 nominees.
Three Democrats and one independent supported 70% or more of Trump's nominees:
- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted for 18 of 22 nominees.
- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) voted for 17 of 22 nominees.
- Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) voted for 16 of 22 nominees.
Six Republicans each voted against at least one Trump nominee:
- Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and John McCain (R-Ariz.) voted against two nominees.
- Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) voted against one nominee.
Cabinet and Cabinet-rank positions in the Trump administration in 2017
In addition to the vice president and White House chief of staff, Trump's Cabinet initially included the following 22 offices that required Senate confirmation:[1]
- Secretary of State
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Secretary of Defense
- Attorney General
- Secretary of the Interior
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Secretary of Commerce
- Secretary of Labor
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Secretary of Transportation
- Secretary of Energy
- Secretary of Education
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- U.S. Trade Representative
- Director of National Intelligence
- Ambassador to the United Nations
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Overview
The following table summarizes how each U.S. senator voted on Trump's initial Cabinet nominees in 2017 Click any of the header titles to sort the table by that element.
About the confirmation process
- See also: Appointment confirmation process
The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close examination of the nominee and his or her views on public policy. Supporters and opponents of the nominee may also testify.[2]
Once committee hearings are closed, most committees have a set amount of time before a vote is taken on whether the nominee is reported to the Senate favorably, unfavorably, or without recommendation. The nomination will then go to the Senate floor for consideration. Once the nomination is considered by the Senate, unlimited debate is allowed until a majority of the Senate votes to invoke cloture and close debate. Following a vote of cloture, the Senate conducts a simple majority vote on whether to confirm, reject, or take no action on the nomination.[3]
See also
- Confirmation process overview for Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, 2016-2017
- Confirmation process for Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees
- Joe Biden presidential transition
- Joe Biden's Cabinet
- Ballotpedia's Daily Transition Tracker
Footnotes
- ↑ Yahoo, "President Trump announces his full Cabinet roster," February 7, 2017
- ↑ CRS Report for Congress, "Senate Confirmation Process: An Overview," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure," April 4, 2019
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