Fetterman Voting Record Confirmation: Douglas Burgum, of N.D., to be Secretary of the Interior
January 30, 2025 · 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 (80–17).
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
Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior
How the parties split
| Caucus | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 26 | 16 |
| Republicans | 53 | 0 |
| Independents | 1 | 1 |
In total, 97 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 63 votes. 3 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 26–16 and Republicans 53–0. Independents split 1–1. Fetterman was among the 3 senators who did not vote.
Primary source
U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 26.
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 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 Douglas Burgum, to be Secretary of the Interior?
- Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Confirmation: Douglas Burgum, of N.D., to be Secretary of the Interior on January 30, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.
- Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
- Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.