Confirmation: Tulsi Gabbard, of HI, to be Director of National Intelligence

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

Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence

How the parties split

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 4 votes. Senate Democrats split 0–45 and Republicans 52–1. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Nay was one of 45 cast by Senate Democrats.

This vote in Fetterman’s record

This site groups the vote under Cabinet & nominee confirmations. Across 907 votes in that cluster, Fetterman voted Yea 441 times and Nay 308 times, and broke with the Democratic caucus majority on 92 of them (10.1%).

Questions and answers

Did Fetterman vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard, to be Director of National Intelligence?

Senator John Fetterman voted Nay on Confirmation: Tulsi Gabbard, of HI, to be Director of National Intelligence on February 12, 2025. The measure’s outcome was: Nomination Confirmed.

Did Fetterman vote with his party on this?

Yes. On this vote Fetterman voted with the majority of Senate Democrats.

Related Cabinet & nominee confirmations votes

• Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General Nay
• Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nay
• Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence Nay
• Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence Nay