Confirmation: Martin O'Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

December 18, 2023 · On the Nomination

Fetterman voted: Did not vote

Senator John Fetterman did not vote on this measure. Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question. The final result was Nomination Confirmed (50–11).

What kind of vote this was

This was a confirmation vote — a vote on whether the Senate consents to the President’s nomination. Approval required a simple majority.

What this vote was about

Martin O'Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the remainder of the term expiring January 19, 2025

How the parties split

Caucus	Yea	Nay
Democrats	42	0
Republicans	6	11
Independents	2	0

In total, 61 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 39 votes. 39 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 42–0 and Republicans 6–11. Independents split 2–0. Fetterman was among the 39 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 347.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Cabinet & nominee confirmations. Across 907 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 441 times and Nay 308 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 92 of them (10.1%).

This is one of the 204 roll calls Fetterman has missed since January 2023, about 12.9% of all recorded votes.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Martin O'Malley, to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration?: Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Confirmation: Martin O'Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on December 18, 2023. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?: Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.