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Cabinet level and other nominees confirmed, as of 4/9/25…
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:21 pm
Confirmed, with date, vote tally, and specifics on close votes:
Secretary of State - Marco Rubio, 1/20/25, 99-0
CIA Director - John Ratcliffe, 1/23/25, 74-25
Secretary of Defense - Pete Hegseth, 1/24/25, 51-50
-----Republicans McConnell (KY), Murkowski (AK), and Collins (ME) voted no
Secretary of Homeland Security - Kristi Noem, 1/25/25, 59-34
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Hassan (NH), Kaine (VA), Kim (NJ), Peters (MI), Shaheen (NH), Slotkin (MI) voted yes
Secretary of Treasury - Scott Bessent, 1/27/25, 68-29
Secretary of Transportation - Sean Duffy, 1/28/25, 77-22
Administrator of the EPA - Lee Zeldin, 1/29/25, 56-42
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Gallego (AZ), and Kelly (AZ) voted yes
Secretary of the Interior – Douglas Burgum, 1/30/25, 79-18
Department of Energy – Christopher Wright, 2/3/25, 59-38
-----Democrats Bennet (CO), Gallego (AZ), Hassan (NH), Heinrich (NM),
Hickenlooper (CO), Lujan (NM), Shaheen (NH) voted yes, Fetterman did not vote
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Douglas Collins, 2/4/25, 77-23
Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, 2/4/25, 54-46
----Fetterman (PA) voted yes
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Scott Turner, 2/5/25, 55-44
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Welch (VT) voted yes
Director, Office of Management & Budget, Russell Vought, 2/6/25, 53-47
Director, National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, 2/12/25, 52-48
-----Republican McConnell (KY) voted no
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy, Jr, 2/13/25, 52-48
-----Republican McConnell (KY) voted no
Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, 2/13/25, 72-28
Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, 2/18/25, 51-45
-----2 R's and 2 D's did not vote
Administrator, SBA - Kelly Loeffler, 2/19/24, 52-46
-----Rosen (D-NV) voted yes
Director, FBI - Kash Patel, 2/20/25, 51-49
-----Republicans Collins (ME) and Murkowski (AK) voted no
United States Trade Representative - Jamieson Greer, 2/26/25, 56-43
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Hickenlooper (CO), Peters (MI), Slotkin (MI), and Whitehouse (RI) voted yes.
-----Republican Paul (KY) voted no.
Secretary, Education - Linda McMahon, 3/3/25, 51-45
Secretary, Labor - Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 3/10/25, 67-32
-----Republicans Budd (NC), McConnell (KY), Paul (KY) voted no
Secretary of State - Marco Rubio, 1/20/25, 99-0
CIA Director - John Ratcliffe, 1/23/25, 74-25
Secretary of Defense - Pete Hegseth, 1/24/25, 51-50
-----Republicans McConnell (KY), Murkowski (AK), and Collins (ME) voted no
Secretary of Homeland Security - Kristi Noem, 1/25/25, 59-34
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Hassan (NH), Kaine (VA), Kim (NJ), Peters (MI), Shaheen (NH), Slotkin (MI) voted yes
Secretary of Treasury - Scott Bessent, 1/27/25, 68-29
Secretary of Transportation - Sean Duffy, 1/28/25, 77-22
Administrator of the EPA - Lee Zeldin, 1/29/25, 56-42
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Gallego (AZ), and Kelly (AZ) voted yes
Secretary of the Interior – Douglas Burgum, 1/30/25, 79-18
Department of Energy – Christopher Wright, 2/3/25, 59-38
-----Democrats Bennet (CO), Gallego (AZ), Hassan (NH), Heinrich (NM),
Hickenlooper (CO), Lujan (NM), Shaheen (NH) voted yes, Fetterman did not vote
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Douglas Collins, 2/4/25, 77-23
Attorney General, Pamela Bondi, 2/4/25, 54-46
----Fetterman (PA) voted yes
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Scott Turner, 2/5/25, 55-44
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Welch (VT) voted yes
Director, Office of Management & Budget, Russell Vought, 2/6/25, 53-47
Director, National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, 2/12/25, 52-48
-----Republican McConnell (KY) voted no
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy, Jr, 2/13/25, 52-48
-----Republican McConnell (KY) voted no
Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, 2/13/25, 72-28
Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, 2/18/25, 51-45
-----2 R's and 2 D's did not vote
Administrator, SBA - Kelly Loeffler, 2/19/24, 52-46
-----Rosen (D-NV) voted yes
Director, FBI - Kash Patel, 2/20/25, 51-49
-----Republicans Collins (ME) and Murkowski (AK) voted no
United States Trade Representative - Jamieson Greer, 2/26/25, 56-43
-----Democrats Fetterman (PA), Hickenlooper (CO), Peters (MI), Slotkin (MI), and Whitehouse (RI) voted yes.
-----Republican Paul (KY) voted no.
Secretary, Education - Linda McMahon, 3/3/25, 51-45
Secretary, Labor - Lori Chavez-DeRemer, 3/10/25, 67-32
-----Republicans Budd (NC), McConnell (KY), Paul (KY) voted no
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 3:26 pm
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Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:21 pm to Carolhdg
Other nominees:
Confirmed:
Secretary of the Army - Daniel Driscoll, 2/25/25, 66-28
Secretary of the Navy - John Phelan, 3/24/25, 62-30
Secretary of the Air Force - Troy Meink, 5/13/25, 74-25
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy - Michael Kratsios, 3/25/25, 74-25
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Mehmet Oz, 4/3/25, 53-45
Ambassador to Japan – George Glass, 4/8/25, 66-32
Ambassador to Israel – Mike Huckabee, 4/9/25, 53-46
----Fetterman (D-PA) voted yes, Mullin (R-OK) did not vote
Ambassador to Canada – Peter Hoekstra, 4/9/25, 60-37
Ambassador to Mexico – Ronald Johnson, 4/9/25, 49-46
Barrasso (R-WY), Hawley (R-MO), Mullin (R-OK), Scott (R-FL), and
Sanders (I-VT) did not vote.
In the Senate:
In committee hearings held:
Pending nomination:
U N Ambassador
Confirmed:
Secretary of the Army - Daniel Driscoll, 2/25/25, 66-28
Secretary of the Navy - John Phelan, 3/24/25, 62-30
Secretary of the Air Force - Troy Meink, 5/13/25, 74-25
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy - Michael Kratsios, 3/25/25, 74-25
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Mehmet Oz, 4/3/25, 53-45
Ambassador to Japan – George Glass, 4/8/25, 66-32
Ambassador to Israel – Mike Huckabee, 4/9/25, 53-46
----Fetterman (D-PA) voted yes, Mullin (R-OK) did not vote
Ambassador to Canada – Peter Hoekstra, 4/9/25, 60-37
Ambassador to Mexico – Ronald Johnson, 4/9/25, 49-46
Barrasso (R-WY), Hawley (R-MO), Mullin (R-OK), Scott (R-FL), and
Sanders (I-VT) did not vote.
In the Senate:
In committee hearings held:
Pending nomination:
U N Ambassador
This post was edited on 5/13/25 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:24 pm to Carolhdg
quote:
In committee: Administrator, SBA - Kelly Loeffler, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
This got sent to the full Senate today
Posted on 2/5/25 at 8:27 pm to Wally Sparks
Thanks!
Posted on 2/6/25 at 2:34 pm to Carolhdg
Democratic senators are currently trying to delay the vote on Russell Vought, nominated for Director of the Office of Management & Budget.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 3:28 pm to Carolhdg
quote:
Democratic senators are currently trying to delay the vote on Russell Vought, nominated for Director of the Office of Management & Budget.
Hilarious seeing them go full retard now after he was confirmed to the same position during the first term.
They are terrified of DOGE.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 3:55 pm to Hodag
I didn't realize that. I wasn't paying as much attention eight years ago.
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:40 pm to Carolhdg
Russell Vought confirmed
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:53 pm to Carolhdg
It’s a little hard to read buddy.
How about spacing between cabinet positions?
How about spacing between cabinet positions?
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:54 pm to Carolhdg
Great list Carol thanks
Posted on 2/6/25 at 6:58 pm to Carolhdg
quote:
Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Eric Turner, 2/5/24, 55-44
FYI it’s Scott Turner
Posted on 2/10/25 at 12:54 pm to Carolhdg
Executive session to consider Tulsi Gabbard today at 2:00 PM (CST)
Posted on 2/10/25 at 8:21 pm to Carolhdg
Cloture motion for Gabbard nomination passes 52-46. The Senate will resume at 9:00 AM (CST) tomorrow, 2/11/25.
Posted on 2/11/25 at 1:36 pm to Carolhdg
Debate on the Gabbard nomination continuing.
Upcoming:
2/12 Secretary, Labor – Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Hearing, Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 10:00 AM
Upcoming:
2/12 Secretary, Labor – Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions
Hearing, Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 10:00 AM
Posted on 2/12/25 at 11:10 am to Carolhdg
2/12/24
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed.
Cloture motion for Robert Kennedy, Jr passes 53-47. Debate begins.
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed.
Cloture motion for Robert Kennedy, Jr passes 53-47. Debate begins.
This post was edited on 2/12/25 at 11:34 am
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:03 pm to Carolhdg
Posted on 2/12/25 at 12:04 pm to Carolhdg
Posted on 2/13/25 at 11:11 am to Carolhdg
Robert F Kennedy Jr (HHS) and Brooke Rollins (Agriculture) confirmed.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 3:28 pm to Carolhdg
The Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce debate started a few minutes ago. The Senate excels at wasting time.
Posted on 2/18/25 at 5:51 pm to Carolhdg
Lutnick confirmed as Secretary of Commerce.
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