2017PN 89; Roll Call Vote 208

Confirmation of Ajit Pai

2017 - U.S. Senate

Conservatives Support

Description

This vote is to confirm the nomination of Ajit Pai as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ACU supported the nomination of Pai, who compiled an outstanding record as a member of the FCC, supporting free market principles and keeping the internet free of federal control. The Senate confirmed the nomination on September 28, 2017 by a vote of 55-41.

55

Voted Yes

41

Voted No

5

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 101

LegislatorVote
Lamar Alexander Conservative
Tammy Baldwin Leftist
John Barrasso Conservative
Michael Bennet Leftist
Richard Blumenthal Leftist
Roy Blunt Conservative
Cory Booker Leftist
John Boozman Conservative
Sherrod Brown Leftist
Richard Burr Conservative
Maria Cantwell Leftist
Shelley Capito Conservative
Benjamin Cardin Leftist
Thomas Carper Conservative
Robert Casey, Jr. Leftist
Bill Cassidy Conservative
William Cochran Did Not Vote
Susan Collins Conservative
Christopher Coons Conservative
Robert Corker Conservative
John Cornyn Conservative
Catherine Cortez Masto Leftist
Tom Cotton Conservative
Mike Crapo Conservative
Ted Cruz Conservative
Steve Daines Conservative
Joe Donnelly Leftist
Tammy Duckworth Leftist
Richard Durbin Leftist
Michael Enzi Conservative
Joni Ernst Conservative
Dianne Feinstein Leftist
Deb Fischer Conservative
Jeff Flake Conservative
Al Franken Leftist
Cory Gardner Conservative
Kirsten Gillibrand Leftist
Lindsey Graham Conservative
Chuck Grassley Conservative
Kamala Harris Leftist
Maggie Hassan Leftist
Orrin Hatch Conservative
Martin Heinrich Leftist
Mary Heitkamp Leftist
Dean Heller Conservative
Mazie Hirono Leftist
John Hoeven Conservative
Jim Inhofe Conservative
Johnny Isakson Conservative
Ron Johnson Conservative
Tim Kaine Leftist
John Kennedy Conservative
Angus King Leftist
Amy Klobuchar Leftist
James Lankford Conservative
Patrick Leahy Leftist
Mike Lee Conservative
Joe Manchin, III Conservative
Edward Markey Leftist
John McCain III Conservative
Claire McCaskill Conservative
Mitch McConnell Conservative
Robert Menendez Did Not Vote
Jeff Merkley Leftist
Jerry Moran Conservative
Lisa Murkowski Conservative
Christopher Murphy Leftist
Patty Murray Leftist
Clarence Nelson Leftist
Rand Paul Conservative
David Perdue Jr. Conservative
Gary Peters Conservative
Rob Portman Conservative
Jack Reed Leftist
James Risch Conservative
Charles Roberts Conservative
Mike Rounds Conservative
Marco Rubio Conservative
Bernard Sanders Leftist
Ben Sasse Conservative
Brian Schatz Leftist
Charles Schumer Leftist
Tim Scott Conservative
Jefferson Sessions III Did Not Vote
Jeanne Shaheen Leftist
Richard Shelby Conservative
Debbie Stabenow Leftist
Luther Strange III Did Not Vote
Dan Sullivan Conservative
Jon Tester Conservative
John Thune Conservative
Thom Tillis Did Not Vote
Pat Toomey Conservative
Thomas Udall Leftist
Chris Van Hollen Leftist
Mark Warner Leftist
Elizabeth Warren Leftist
Sheldon Whitehouse Leftist
Roger Wicker Conservative
Ron Wyden Leftist
Todd Young Conservative

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