Senate vote 356 (2014): On the Nomination, PN1160
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Senate vote 356 (2014): On the Nomination, PN1160
2014-12-15 · PN1160
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- The bill: PN1160
- What was asked: On the Nomination (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Nomination Confirmed on 2014-12-15 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Nomination · Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, 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
Result: Nomination Confirmed · Yea 51 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not voting 6 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 40 | 4 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGICH, Mark | AK | D | Yea |
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Nay |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Nay |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Nay |
| BOOZMAN, John | AR | R | Nay |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Yea |
| FLAKE, Jeff | AZ | R | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Not Voting |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| BENNET, Michael F. | CO | D | Yea |
| UDALL, Mark | CO | D | Yea |
| BLUMENTHAL, Richard | CT | D | Yea |
| MURPHY, Christopher | CT | D | Yea |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Yea |
| COONS, Christopher A. | DE | D | Yea |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Yea |
| RUBIO, Marco | FL | R | Not Voting |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Not Voting |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Nay |
| HIRONO, Mazie | HI | D | Yea |
| SCHATZ, Brian Emanuel | HI | D | Yea |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Nay |
| RISCH, James | ID | R | Nay |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Yea |
| KIRK, Mark Steven | IL | R | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| DONNELLY, Joe | IN | D | Nay |
| MORAN, Jerry | KS | R | Nay |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| PAUL, Rand | KY | R | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Yea |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Nay |
| MARKEY, Edward John | MA | D | Yea |
| WARREN, Elizabeth | MA | D | Yea |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Nay |
| KING, Angus Stanley, Jr. | ME | I | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Yea |
| FRANKEN, Al | MN | D | Yea |
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy | MN | D | Yea |
| BLUNT, Roy | MO | R | Nay |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Not Voting |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Nay |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Yea |
| WALSH, John E. | MT | D | Yea |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Nay |
| HAGAN, Kay | NC | D | Yea |
| HEITKAMP, Mary Kathryn (Heidi) | ND | D | Nay |
| HOEVEN, John | ND | R | Nay |
| FISCHER, Debra (Deb) | NE | R | Nay |
| JOHANNS, Mike | NE | R | Not Voting |
| AYOTTE, Kelly | NH | R | Nay |
| SHAHEEN, Jeanne | NH | D | Yea |
| BOOKER, Cory Anthony | NJ | D | Yea |
| MENENDEZ, Robert | NJ | D | Yea |
| HEINRICH, Martin | NM | D | Yea |
| UDALL, Thomas (Tom) | NM | D | Yea |
| HELLER, Dean | NV | R | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| GILLIBRAND, Kirsten | NY | D | Yea |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Yea |
| BROWN, Sherrod | OH | D | Not Voting |
| PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob) | OH | R | Nay |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Nay |
| MERKLEY, Jeff | OR | D | Yea |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Yea |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Yea |
| TOOMEY, Patrick Joseph | PA | R | Nay |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Yea |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Nay |
| SCOTT, Tim | SC | R | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Yea |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Nay |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Nay |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Nay |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Nay |
| CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) | TX | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| LEE, Mike | UT | R | Nay |
| KAINE, Timothy Michael (Tim) | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, Mark R. | VA | D | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| SANDERS, Bernard | VT | I | Yea |
| CANTWELL, Maria E. | WA | D | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| BALDWIN, Tammy | WI | D | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Ron | WI | R | Nay |
| MANCHIN, Joe, III | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Nay |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
OBAMA, Barack (D): Yea
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 113th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:12Z
Record fed-us-senate-2014-vote356 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past