Goodbye Eric Holder, hello Loretta Lynch.
The US Senate just voted 56-43 in favor of confirming the nomination of Loretta Lynch, making her our nation’s next Attorney General.
Ten Republicans–including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell–voted yes, according to reports.
UPDATE I…
Here are the official roll call votes:
Vote Summary
Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Loretta E. Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General )
Vote Number: 165
Vote Date: April 23, 2015, 01:37 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Nomination Confirmed
Vote Counts:
YEAs 56
NAYs 43
Not Voting 1
Grouped By Vote Position:
YEAs —56
Ayotte (R-NH)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Coons (D-DE)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Flake (R-AZ)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Graham (R-SC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Kirk (R-IL)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Manchin (D-WV)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Peters (D-MI)
Portman (R-OH)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs —43
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Coats (R-IN)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Daines (R-MT)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Gardner (R-CO)
Grassley (R-IA)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting – 1
Cruz (R-TX)
And the same, grouped by state:
Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Nay; Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska: Murkowski (R-AK), Nay; Sullivan (R-AK), Nay
Arizona: Flake (R-AZ), Yea; McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas: Boozman (R-AR), Nay; Cotton (R-AR), Nay
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea; Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea; Gardner (R-CO), Nay
Connecticut: Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea; Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Yea; Coons (D-DE), Yea
Florida: Nelson (D-FL), Yea; Rubio (R-FL), Nay
Georgia: Isakson (R-GA), Nay; Perdue (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii: Hirono (D-HI), Yea; Schatz (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Nay; Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois: Durbin (D-IL), Yea; Kirk (R-IL), Yea
Indiana: Coats (R-IN), Nay; Donnelly (D-IN), Yea
Iowa: Ernst (R-IA), Nay; Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Kansas: Moran (R-KS), Nay; Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky: McConnell (R-KY), Yea; Paul (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana: Cassidy (R-LA), Nay; Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea; King (I-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea; Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: Markey (D-MA), Yea; Warren (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Peters (D-MI), Yea; Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Yea; Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea; Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri: Blunt (R-MO), Nay; McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Daines (R-MT), Nay; Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Fischer (R-NE), Nay; Sasse (R-NE), Nay
Nevada: Heller (R-NV), Nay; Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Ayotte (R-NH), Yea; Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Booker (D-NJ), Yea; Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: Heinrich (D-NM), Yea; Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea; Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Nay; Tillis (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota: Heitkamp (D-ND), Yea; Hoeven (R-ND), Nay
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea; Portman (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Inhofe (R-OK), Nay; Lankford (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Yea; Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Yea; Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea; Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: Graham (R-SC), Yea; Scott (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota: Rounds (R-SD), Nay; Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Nay; Corker (R-TN), Nay
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Nay; Cruz (R-TX), Not Voting
Utah: Hatch (R-UT), Yea; Lee (R-UT), Nay
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Yea; Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia: Kaine (D-VA), Yea; Warner (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea; Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Capito (R-WV), Nay; Manchin (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Baldwin (D-WI), Yea; Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Nay; Enzi (R-WY), Nay
UPDATE II…
The ten Republicans who voted to confirm Loretta Lynch were:
Ayotte (NH)
Cochran (MS)
Collins (ME)
Flake (AZ)
Graham (SC)
Hatch (UT)
Johnson (WI)
Kirk (IL)
McConnell (KY)
Portman (OH)
WI Republican Senator Ron Johnson issued this statement regarding his affirmative vote for Lynch:
Ms. Lynch has extensive experience both as a private practitioner and as a U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. According to all reports and evidence, she has performed her duties in those positions capably and in a professional manner. Although I share the concerns many of my colleagues have expressed over portions of her testimony during confirmation hearings, elections matter and the president has the right to select members of his cabinet. As a result, I voted to confirm Ms. Lynch as attorney general.
