Linda McMahon
Secretary of Education · Republican
Mar 3, 2025Took office
Mar 3, 2025Confirmed by the Senate
51–45Confirmation vote
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Senate confirmation vote
Cabinet members must be approved by the Senate. This shows how each senator voted on this person’s nomination.
PN1110 · Linda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of Education
Mar 3, 2025 · Nomination Confirmed, 51–45 · Senate vote No. 99 · congress.gov
Yea (51)
- James E. Banks R IN
- John A. Barrasso R WY
- Marsha Blackburn R TN
- John Boozman R AR
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R AL
- Theodore Paul Budd R NC
- Bill Cassidy R LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R ME
- John Cornyn R TX
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R AR
- Kevin Cramer R ND
- Michael Dean Crapo R ID
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R TX
- John R. Curtis R UT
- Steve Daines R MT
- Joni Ernst R IA
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R NE
- Lindsey O. Graham R SC
- Charles Ernest Grassley R IA
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R TN
- Joshua David Hawley R MO
- John Hoeven R ND
- Jon Allen Husted R OH
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS
- James Conley Justice II R WV
- Ron Johnson R WI
- John Neely Kennedy R LA
- James Lankford R OK
- Mike Lee R UT
- Roger Wayne Marshall R KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) McConnell R KY
- David Harold McCormick R PA
- Ashley Brooke Moody R FL
- Jerry Moran R KS
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R OH
- Markwayne Mullin R OK
- Lisa Murkowski R AK
- Rand Paul R KY
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R NE
- James Risch R ID
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R SD
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R MO
- Tim Scott R SC
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R FL
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R MT
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R AK
- John Thune R SD
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R NC
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R AL
- Roger F. Wicker R MS
- Todd Young R IN
Nay (45)
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D MD
- Tammy Baldwin D WI
- Michael F. Bennet D CO
- Richard Blumenthal D CT
- Cory Anthony Booker D NJ
- Maria E. Cantwell D WA
- Christopher A. Coons D DE
- Tammy Duckworth D IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D IL
- John Karl Fetterman D PA
- Ruben Gallego D AZ
- Kirsten Gillibrand D NY
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D NH
- Martin Heinrich D NM
- John Wright Hickenlooper D CO
- Mazie Hirono D HI
- Christopher Van Hollen D MD
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D VA
- Mark Edward Kelly D AZ
- Andy Kim D NJ
- Amy Klobuchar D MN
- Ben Ray Luján D NM
- Edward John Markey D MA
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D NV
- Jeff Merkley D OR
- Christopher Murphy D CT
- Patty Murray D WA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D GA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D CA
- Gary C. Peters D MI
- John F. (Jack) Reed D RI
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D NV
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D HI
- Adam Schiff D CA
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D NY
- Jeanne Shaheen D NH
- Tina Smith D MN
- Mark R. Warner D VA
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D GA
- Elizabeth Warren D MA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D RI
- Ronald Lee Wyden D OR
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I ME
- Bernard Sanders I VT
Not Voting (4)
- Elissa Slotkin D MI
- Peter Welch D VT
- Shelley Moore Capito R WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R WY
Source: Voteview Senate roll call 99 (119th Congress). Tallies count senators only; a Vice President's tie-breaking vote is not included.
Roster: Wikipedia “Cabinet of the United States” and “President of the United States” (revisions used), fetched 2026-10-26 17:29 UTC; cross-checked against whitehouse.gov and Senate confirmation votes in Voteview.