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Roll Call Vote 103rd Congress - 1st Session


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Question: On the Nomination (Joycelyn Elders to be Surgeon General )
Vote Number: 248
Vote Date: September 7, 1993, 06:47 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Nomination Number: PN452
Nomination Description: M. Joycelyn Elders, of Arkansas, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, for a term of four years
Vote Counts:
YEAs65
NAYs
34
Not Voting
1

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boren (D-OK), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brown (R-CO), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (D-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Yea
DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-KS), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Exon (D-NE), Nay
Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Yea
Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Nay
Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnston (D-LA), Yea
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay
Mathews (D-TN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea
Robb (D-VA), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea
Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay
Wallop (R-WY), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea
Wofford (D-PA), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---65
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boren (D-OK)
Boxer (D-CA)
Bradley (D-NJ)
Brown (R-CO)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Campbell (D-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Cohen (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Danforth (R-MO)
Daschle (D-SD)
DeConcini (D-AZ)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durenberger (R-MN)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Glenn (D-OH)
Gorton (R-WA)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatfield (R-OR)
Heflin (D-AL)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Johnston (D-LA)
Kassebaum (R-KS)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mathews (D-TN)
Metzenbaum (D-OH)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Mitchell (D-ME)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Nunn (D-GA)
Packwood (R-OR)
Pell (D-RI)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reid (D-NV)
Riegle (D-MI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Sasser (D-TN)
Shelby (D-AL)
Simon (D-IL)
Simpson (R-WY)
Specter (R-PA)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Wofford (D-PA)
NAYs ---34
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Breaux (D-LA)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Dole (R-KS)
Domenici (R-NM)
Exon (D-NE)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Ford (D-KY)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Nickles (R-OK)
Pressler (R-SD)
Roth (R-DE)
Smith (R-NH)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Wallop (R-WY)
Warner (R-VA)
Not Voting - 1
Murkowski (R-AK)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Heflin (D-AL), Yea
Shelby (D-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

DeConcini (D-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Brown (R-CO), Yea
Campbell (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (D-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea
Roth (R-DE), Nay

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Nay

Georgia:

Coverdell (R-GA), Nay
Nunn (D-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Yea
Simon (D-IL), Yea

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Dole (R-KS), Nay
Kassebaum (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Johnston (D-LA), Yea

Maine:

Cohen (R-ME), Yea
Mitchell (D-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea
Riegle (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Durenberger (R-MN), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Nay
Danforth (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Nay

Nebraska:

Exon (D-NE), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Smith (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Bradley (D-NJ), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Faircloth (R-NC), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Glenn (D-OH), Yea
Metzenbaum (D-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Boren (D-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Hatfield (R-OR), Yea
Packwood (R-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Specter (R-PA), Yea
Wofford (D-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Pell (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Yea
Pressler (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Mathews (D-TN), Yea
Sasser (D-TN), Yea

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Nay

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Simpson (R-WY), Yea
Wallop (R-WY), Nay