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Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

May 14, 2025 · On the Nomination

Fetterman voted: Yea Party break

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on this measure. On this vote, Fetterman broke with the majority of the Senate Democratic caucus. The final result was Nomination Confirmed (54–40).

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

Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats440
Republicans490
Independents10

In total, 94 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 14 votes. 6 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 4–40 and Republicans 49–0. Independents split 1–0. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 4 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 250.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Energy & climate. Across 109 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 43 times and Nay 56 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 6 of them (5.5%).

This roll call is one of 167 recorded votes — about 12.1% of the votes he cast — where Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Katharine MacGregor, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Confirmation: Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior on May 14, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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