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Confirmation: Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations and the Deputy Representative

August 1, 2024 · 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 (59–34).

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

Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador and the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats440
Republicans1134
Independents40

In total, 93 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 25 votes. 7 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 44–0 and Republicans 11–34. Independents split 4–0. Fetterman was among the 7 senators who did not vote.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 118th Congress, Session 2, Vote No. 229.

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 Dorothy Camille Shea, to be Deputy Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations and the Deputy Representative?
Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Confirmation: Dorothy Camille Shea, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations and the Deputy Representative on August 1, 2024. 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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