Confirmation: Scott Bessent, of S.C., to be Secretary of the Treasury: PN PN11-1

Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury

Senate Roll Call #19 • 119th Congress

Nomination Confirmed

Roll Call #19

What This Vote Means

This measure did NOT pass the Senate.

Required to pass: 1/2 majority (51 votes, or 50 + VP)

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About PN11-1

Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury

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January 27, 2025

119th Congress, Session 1

PN11-1 - PN

68

Yea

68.0%

29

Nay

29.0%

0

Present

0.0%

3

Not Voting

3.0%

Vote by Party

Democrats (45)

Yea: 15

Nay: 28

Not Voting: 2

Republicans (53)

Yea: 52

Nay: 0

Not Voting: 1

Independents (2)

Yea: 1

Nay: 1

Yea (68)

AK

Republican

AK

Republican

AL

Republican

Tommy Tuberville

AL

Republican

AR

Republican

AR

Republican

Ruben Gallego

AZ

Democrat

AZ

Democrat

John Hickenlooper

CO

Democrat

Lisa Blunt Rochester

DE

Democrat

Christopher Coons

DE

Democrat

Ashley Moody

FL

Republican

FL

Republican

IA

Republican

IA

Republican

ID

Republican

ID

Republican

Jim Banks

IN

Republican

IN

Republican

KS

Republican

KS

Republican

Mitch McConnell

KY

Republican

KY

Republican

LA

Republican

LA

Republican

ME

Republican

ME

Independent

MI

Democrat

Elissa Slotkin

MI

Democrat

MO

Republican

MO

Republican

Cindy Hyde-Smith

MS

Republican

MS

Republican

MT

Republican

NC

Republican

NC

Republican

ND

Republican

ND

Republican

NE

Republican

NE

Republican

NH

Democrat

NH

Democrat

NJ

Democrat

Kirsten Gillibrand

NY

Democrat

Jon Husted

OH

Republican

Bernie Moreno

OH

Republican

James Lankford

OK

Republican

Markwayne Mullin

OK

Republican

PA

Democrat

David McCormick

PA

Republican

SC

Republican

SC

Republican

SD

Republican

SD

Republican

Marsha Blackburn

TN

Republican

TN

Republican

TX

Republican

TX

Republican

John Curtis

UT

Republican

UT

Republican

VA

Democrat

VA

Democrat

WA

Democrat

WI

Republican

WV

Republican

James Justice

WV

Republican

WY

Republican

WY

Republican

Nay (29)

Adam Schiff

CA

Democrat

CO

Democrat

Richard Blumenthal

CT

Democrat

Christopher Murphy

CT

Democrat

Raphael Warnock

GA

Democrat

HI

Democrat

HI

Democrat

Tammy Duckworth

IL

Democrat

IL

Democrat

MA

Democrat

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Democrat

Angela Alsobrooks

MD

Democrat

Chris Van Hollen

MD

Democrat

MN

Democrat

MN

Democrat

Andy Kim

NJ

Democrat

Martin Heinrich

NM

Democrat

NM

Democrat

Catherine Cortez Masto

NV

Democrat

NV

Democrat

Charles Schumer

NY

Democrat

OR

Democrat

OR

Democrat

RI

Democrat

Sheldon Whitehouse

RI

Democrat

VT

Independent

VT

Democrat

WA

Democrat

WI

Democrat

Not Voting (3)

CA

Democrat

GA

Democrat

Tim Sheehy

MT

Republican

Data source: senate-xml-feed•Processed: 3/18/2026•Confidence: high