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Confirmation: Brooke Rollins, of TX, to be Secretary of Agriculture

February 13, 2025 · On the Nomination

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 Nomination Confirmed (72–28).

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

Brooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of Agriculture

How the parties split

CaucusYeaNay
Democrats1926
Republicans530
Independents02

In total, 100 senators voted on this question. The question was decided by a margin of 44 votes. Senate Democrats split 19–26 and Republicans 53–0. Independents split 0–2. Fetterman’s Yea was one of 19 cast by Senate Democrats.

Primary source

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote — 119th Congress, Session 1, Vote No. 53.

View the official record on Senate.gov

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%).

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 Brooke Rollins, to be Secretary of Agriculture?
Senator John Fetterman voted Yea on Confirmation: Brooke Rollins, of TX, to be Secretary of Agriculture on February 13, 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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