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Senate Vote No. 8

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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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