PN327Confirmation Paula Xinis, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge

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Office: United States District Judge for the District of Maryland · The Judiciary
Sent to the Senate: Mar 26, 2015
Latest action: May 16, 2016 · Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 34. Record Vote Number: 72.

ReceivedMar 26, 2015
In committeeJul 22, 2015
ReportedSep 17, 2015
ConfirmedMay 16, 2016

How every member votedSenate roll call 72

Senate May 16, 2016

On the Nomination

Confirmation Paula Xinis, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge

Nomination Confirmed

53 Yea 34 Nay 13 not voting

Crossed both parties 10 of 87 voting members broke with their own party: 10 Republicans.

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All members100 members

Democratic44 members

Independent2 members

Republican54 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RAyotteNH · RepublicanNay
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticYea
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanNay
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticYea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticYea
RBluntMO · RepublicanNay
DCory A. BookerNJ · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanNay
DBoxerCA · DemocraticYea
DBrownOH · DemocraticYea
RBurrNC · RepublicanNay
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticYea
RShelley Moore CapitoWV · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
DCardinMD · DemocraticYea
DCarperDE · DemocraticYea
DCaseyPA · DemocraticYea
RBill CassidyLA · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RCoatsIN · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RCochranMS · RepublicanNay
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Running in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanNay
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RTom CottonAR · RepublicanRunning in 2026Not voting
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanNay
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanNot voting
RSteve DainesMT · RepublicanNay
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticYea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticYea
REnziWY · RepublicanNot voting
RJoni ErnstIA · RepublicanNay
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticYea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanNay
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanNot voting
DFrankenMN · DemocraticYea
RGardnerCO · RepublicanNay
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticYea
RGrahamSC · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
RHatchUT · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticYea
DHeitkampND · DemocraticYea
RHellerNV · RepublicanNay
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticYea
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanNay
RInhofeOK · RepublicanNay
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanNay
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanNot voting
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticYea
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentNot voting
RKirkIL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticYea
RJames LankfordOK · RepublicanNay
DLeahyVT · DemocraticYea
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanNay
DManchinWV · DemocraticYea
DEdward J. MarkeyMA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanNay
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticYea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticYea
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticYea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanNot voting
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanNay
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticYea
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticYea
DNelsonFL · DemocraticYea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanNay
RPerdueGA · RepublicanNay
DGary C. PetersMI · DemocraticYea
RPortmanOH · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DReidNV · DemocraticYea
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RRobertsKS · RepublicanNot voting
RMike RoundsSD · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
RRubioFL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Yea
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentNot voting
RSasseNE · RepublicanNay
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticYea
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticYea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanNay
RSessionsAL · RepublicanNay
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticYea
RShelbyAL · RepublicanNay
DStabenowMI · DemocraticYea
RDan SullivanAK · RepublicanRunning in 2026Not voting
DTesterMT · DemocraticYea
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNay
RThom TillisNC · RepublicanNay
RToomeyPA · RepublicanNot voting
DUdallNM · DemocraticYea
RVitterLA · RepublicanNot voting
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticYea
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticYea
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanNay
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticNot voting

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

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