In a 13-6 vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. The full list of senators who voted for and against is below.
Sotomayor’s nomination will now come before the full Senate, most likely early next week, according to AP reports.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was the only Republican to vote yes for Sotomayor, an interesting turn of events given his tone of questioning during the confirmation hearings. He announced he would vote for her on July 22.
As for those who voted against her confirmation, the favored Republican talking points about her “wise Latina” quote and alleged bias in judging seemed to be the major issues. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) once again said that some of Sotomayor’s speeches “bug the hell out of” him, while Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said she didn’t explain her more controversial statements satisfactorily during the hearings.
Here’s the vote breakdown:
Yes
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Edward Kaufman (D-DE)
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
No or No by proxy
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
