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Confirmation: Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India

March 15, 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 (52–42).

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

Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of India

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats423
Republicans739
Independents30

In total, 94 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 10 votes. 6 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 42–3 and Republicans 7–39. Independents split 3–0. Fetterman was among the 6 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 56.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Israel, Iran & foreign policy. Across 115 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 44 times and Nay 64 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 35 of them (30.4%).

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 Eric M. Garcetti, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Confirmation: Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India on March 15, 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.

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