Confirmation: Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: PN27

Confirmation: Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Senate Roll Call #213 • 119th Congress

Confirmed

Roll Call #213

What This Vote Means

The Senate CONFIRMED this nomination. The nominee will assume their position.

Required to pass: a majority of senators voting (the Vice President breaks a tie)

View official vote record on Senate.gov

About PN27

Confirmation: Lt. Gen. John D. Caine (Retired) to be General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Nomination on Congress.gov

April 11, 2025

119th Congress, Session 1

PN27 - PN

Vote held: Apr 10, 2025 · Checked: Nov 1, 2026

60

Yea

60.0%

25

Nay

25.0%

0

Present

0.0%

15

Not Voting

15.0%

Vote by Party

Democrats (45)

Yea: 15

Nay: 25

Not Voting: 5

Republicans (53)

Yea: 44

Nay: 0

Not Voting: 9

Independents (2)

Yea: 1

Nay: 0

Not Voting: 1

Yea (60)

AK

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AK

Republican

AL

Republican

AR

Republican

AZ

Democrat

CA

Democrat

John Hickenlooper

CO

Democrat

FL

Republican

FL

Republican

IA

Republican

Charles Grassley

IA

Republican

ID

Republican

ID

Republican

IL

Democrat

IN

Republican

IN

Republican

KS

Republican

Mitch McConnell

KY

Republican

LA

Republican

LA

Republican

ME

Republican

ME

Independent

MI

Democrat

MO

Republican

Cindy Hyde-Smith

MS

Republican

MS

Republican

MT

Republican

NC

Republican

ND

Republican

ND

Republican

NE

Republican

NE

Republican

Margaret Hassan

NH

Democrat

NJ

Democrat

Martin Heinrich

NM

Democrat

Catherine Cortez Masto

NV

Democrat

NV

Democrat

Kirsten Gillibrand

NY

Democrat

OH

Republican

OH

Republican

OK

Republican

PA

Democrat

PA

Republican

RI

Democrat

SC

Republican

SC

Republican

SD

Republican

SD

Republican

TN

Republican

TX

Republican

TX

Republican

UT

Republican

UT

Republican

VA

Democrat

VA

Democrat

WI

Republican

WV

Republican

WV

Republican

WY

Republican

WY

Republican

Nay (25)

AZ

Democrat

Alejandro Padilla

CA

Democrat

Richard Blumenthal

CT

Democrat

Christopher Murphy

CT

Democrat

Lisa Blunt Rochester

DE

Democrat

GA

Democrat

Raphael Warnock

GA

Democrat

HI

Democrat

HI

Democrat

Tammy Duckworth

IL

Democrat

MA

Democrat

Elizabeth Warren

MA

Democrat

Angela Alsobrooks

MD

Democrat

Chris Van Hollen

MD

Democrat

MN

Democrat

MN

Democrat

NJ

Democrat

NM

Democrat

Charles Schumer

NY

Democrat

OR

Democrat

Sheldon Whitehouse

RI

Democrat

VT

Democrat

WA

Democrat

WA

Democrat

WI

Democrat

Not Voting (15)

Tommy Tuberville

AL

Republican

AR

Republican

CO

Democrat

Christopher Coons

DE

Democrat

KS

Republican

KY

Republican

MI

Democrat

MO

Republican

MT

Republican

NC

Republican

NH

Democrat

Markwayne Mullin

OK

Republican

OR

Democrat

Marsha Blackburn

TN

Republican

Bernard Sanders

VT

Independent

Sources and method

· Senate, congress-legislators · Vote held Apr 10, 2025 · Mirror last synced Oct 22, 2026

Senate roll-call votesU.S. Senate
Question, result, totals and how each senator voted
Vote held Apr 10, 2025 · Mirror last synced Oct 22, 2026
congress-legislators@unitedstates project
Member names, parties and states

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