On the Cloture Motion (Cloture on the Nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection)

December 08, 2011 Roll call number 223 in the Senate
Question On the Cloture Motion (Cloture on the Nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection)
Ayes: 53 (Democrat: 50; Republican: 1; Other: 2)
Nays: 45 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 45)
Abstained: 1 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 0)
Present: 1
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 53%
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R, NH] Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Aye
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] Aye
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] Nay
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR] Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Scott P. Brown Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Daniel Coats [R, IN] Nay
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Christopher A. Coons [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC] Aye
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV] Nay
Sen. John Hoeven [R, ND] Nay
Kay Bailey Hutchison Nay
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Aye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Ron Johnson [R, WI] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
John F. Kerry Abstain
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Nay
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Mike Lee [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Aye
Richard G. Lugar Nay
Sen. Joe Manchin, III [D, WV] Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Nay
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Aye
Sen. Rand Paul [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] Nay
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Aye
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Olympia J. Snowe Present
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey [R, PA] Nay
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Aye
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

** Because of incomplete data, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

Vote Result

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Senators Voting 'Abstain'

John F. Kerry

Votes by Party

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

Scott P. Brown
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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

John F. Kerry
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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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