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Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Zimmerman to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

June 23, 2025 · On the Cloture Motion

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 Cloture Motion Agreed to (58–33).

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

Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats932
Republicans480
Independents11

In total, 91 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 25 votes. 9 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 9–32 and Republicans 48–0. Independents split 1–1. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 9 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 322.

View the official record on Senate.gov

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Defense, military & veterans. Across 169 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 76 times and Nay 67 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 45 of them (26.6%).

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

How did Fetterman vote on cloture for Daniel Zimmerman to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Zimmerman to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense on June 23, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?
No. On this vote Fetterman broke with the majority of Senate Democrats.

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