
Executive Nominations: John Ashcroft/Attorney General
Vote No. 8: February 1, 2001
Executive Nominations: By a vote of 58 yeas to 42 nays, (Vote No. 8
EX), the Senate confirmed the nomination of John Ashcroft, of Missouri,
to be Attorney General of the United States.
February 1, 2001 Senate Debate-A, B
Pages S933-S1008
[Rollcall Vote No. 8 Leg.] February 1, 2001
YEAS--58
Allard Republican Colorado Y
Allen Republican Virginia Y
Bennett Republican Utah Y
Bond Republican Missouri Y
Breaux Democrat Louisiana Y
Brownback Republican Kansas Y
Bunning Republican Kentucky Y
Burns Republican Montana Y
Byrd Democrat West Virginia Y
Campbell Republican Colorado Y
Chafee Republican Rhode Island Y
Cochran Republican Mississippi Y
Collins Republican Maine Y
Conrad Democrat North Dakota Y
Craig Republican Idaho Y
Crapo Republican Idaho Y
DeWine Republican Ohio Y
Dodd Democrat Connecticut Y
Domenici Republican New Mexico Y
Dorgan Democrat North Dakota Y
Ensign Republican Nevada Y
Enzi Republican Wyoming Y
Feingold Democrat Wisconsin Y
Fitzgerald Republican Illinois Y
Frist Republican Tennessee Y
Gramm Republican Texas Y
Grassley Republican Iowa Y
Gregg Republican New Hampshire Y
Hagel Republican Nebraska Y
Hatch Republican Utah Y
Helms Republican North Carolina Y
Hutchinson Republican Arkansas Y
Hutchison Republican Texas Y
Inhofe Republican Oklahoma Y
Jeffords Republican Vermont Y
Kyl Republican Arizona Y
Lott Republican Mississippi Y
Lugar Republican Indiana Y
McCain Republican Arizona Y
McConnell Republican Kentucky Y
Miller Democrat Georgia Y
Murkowski Republican Alaska Y
Nelson (NE) Democrat Nebraska Y
Nickles Republican Oklahoma Y
Roberts Republican Kansas Y
Santorum Republican Pennsylvania Y
Sessions Republican Alabama Y
Shelby Republican Alabama Y
Smith Bob Republican New Hampshire Y
Smith Gordon Republican Oregon Y
Snowe Republican Maine Y
Specter Republican Pennsylvania Y
Stevens Republican Alaska Y
Thomas Republican Wyoming Y
Thompson Republican Tennessee Y
Thurmond Republican South Carolina Y
Voinovich Republican Ohio Y
Warner Republican Virginia Y
NAYS--42
Akaka Democrat Hawaii N
Baucus Democrat Montana N
Bayh Democrat Indiana N
Biden Democrat Delaware N
Bingaman Democrat New Mexico N
Boxer Democrat California N
Cantwell Democrat Washington N
Carnahan Democrat Missouri N
Carper Democrat Delaware N
Cleland Democrat Georgia N
Clinton Democrat New York N
Corzine Democrat New Jersey N
Daschle Democrat South Dakota N
Dayton Democrat Minnesota N
Durbin Democrat Illinois N
Edwards Democrat North Carolina N
Feinstein Democrat California N
Graham Democrat Florida N
Harkin Democrat Iowa N
Hollings Democrat South Carolina N
Inouye Democrat Hawaii N
Johnson Democrat South Dakota N
Kennedy Democrat Massachusetts N
Kerry Democrat Massachusetts N
Kohl Democrat Wisconsin N
Landrieu Democrat Louisiana N
Leahy Democrat Vermont N
Levin Democrat Michigan N
Lieberman Democrat Connecticut N
Lincoln Democrat Arkansas N
Mikulski Democrat Maryland N
Murray Democrat Washington N
Nelson (FL) Democrat Florida N
Reed Democrat Rhode Island N
Reid Democrat Nevada N
Rockefeller Democrat West Virginia N
Sarbanes Democrat Maryland N
Schumer Democrat New York N
Stabenow Democrat Michigan N
Torricelli Democrat New Jersey N
Wellstone Democrat Minnesota N
Wyden Democrat Oregon N
ANSWERED PRESENT--0
NOT VOTING--0
Vote No. 8: February 1, 2001
Executive Nominations: John Ashcroft/Attorney General
Republican Yes votes = 50
Republican No votes = 0
Republican NV votes = 0
Republican Position = Y
Democratic Yes votes = 8
Democratic No votes = 42
Democratic NV votes = 0
Democratic Position = N
Total Yes votes = 58
Total No votes = 42
Total Ans. Present = 0
Total Not Voting = 0
Democratic Leadership position = N: (Y = 2; N = 8)
Republican Leadership position = Y: (Y = 10; N = 0)
Conservative Democrat position = N: (Y = 3; N = 6)
Moderate Republican position = Y: (Y = 7; N = 0)
Conservative Senators position = Y: (Y = 12; N = 0)
Liberal Senators position = N: (Y = 1; N = 11)
Democratic Women: = : (Y = 0; N = 10)
Republican Women: = : (Y = 3; N = 0)
{Note: Democrat/Republican Leadership & Conservative Democrat must have a
value of 6 or more to be assigned a position other than 'X'. Moderate
Republican must have a value of 4 or more to be assigned a position other
than 'X'. Liberal & Conservative Senators' position must have a value of
9 or more to be assigned a position other than 'X'. Women's scores are not
assigned a position since there are only 10 Democrat and 3 Republican women.}
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