Confirmation: Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information

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

Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information

How the parties split

In total, 93 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 11 votes. 7 senators did not vote. Senate Democrats split 1–39 and Republicans 51–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman was the only Senate Democrat voting Yea.

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Jobs, taxes & the economy. Across 117 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 51 times and Nay 49 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 8 of them (6.8%).

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 Arielle Roth, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information?

Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Confirmation: Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Communications and Information on July 23, 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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