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Vote Summary
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 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
