Fetterman Voting Record Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy
January 30, 2025 · On the Cloture Motion
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 Cloture Motion Agreed to (62–35).
What kind of vote this was
This was a cloture vote — a vote on whether to end debate so the Senate can move to a final decision on the question. Approval required a simple majority.
What this vote was about
Christopher Wright, of Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy
How the parties split
| Caucus | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 8 | 34 |
| Republicans | 53 | 0 |
| Independents | 1 | 1 |
In total, 97 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 27 votes. 3 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 8–34 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. 27.
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
- How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy?
- Senator John Fetterman did not vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy on January 30, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
- Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
- Fetterman did not cast a vote on this question.