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Vote Data for Nomination of John King as Secretary of Education (114th Congress)


Date: March 14, 2016

Subject: Nomination of John King as Secretary of Education

Description: This vote confirms the nomination of John King as Secretary of Education. ACU opposed the nomination of someone who, as New York State Education Commissioner, imposed Common Core and advocated for a national student database that would share nationwide children's sensitive information, such as disabilities and disciplinary records.

Result: Nomination Confirmed, 49-40

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Voted in Favor:

Lamar Alexander (R-TN)  
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)  
Michael Bennet (D-CO)  
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)  
Cory Booker (D-NJ)  
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)  
Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  
Ben Cardin (D-MD)  
Tom Carper (D-DE)  
Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)  
Bill Cassidy (R-LA)  
Thad Cochran (R-MS)  
Susan Collins (R-ME)  
Christopher Coons (D-DE)  
John Cornyn (R-TX)  
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)  
Richard Durbin (D-IL)  
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)  
Al Franken (D-MN)  
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)  
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)  
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)  
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)  
Tim Kaine (D-VA)  
Angus King (I-ME)  
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)  
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)  
Joe Manchin (D-WV)  
Ed Markey (D-MA)  
Claire McCaskill (D-MO)  
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)  
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)  
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)  
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)  
Chris Murphy (D-CT)  
Patty Murray (D-WA)  
Bill Nelson (D-FL)  
Gary Peters (D-MI)  
Jack Reed (D-RI)  
Harry Reid (D-NV)  
Brian Schatz (D-HI)  
Charles Schumer (D-NY)  
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)  
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)  
Jon Tester (D-MT)  
Tom Udall (D-NM)  
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)  
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)  
Ron Wyden (D-OR)  

Voted Against:

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)  
John Barrasso (R-WY)  
Roy Blunt (R-MO)  
John Boozman (R-AR)  
Richard Burr (R-NC)  
Shelley Capito (R-WV)  
Dan Coats (R-IN)  
Bob Corker (R-TN)  
Tom Cotton (R-AR)  
Mike Crapo (R-ID)  
Steve Daines (R-MT)  
Michael Enzi (R-WY)  
Joni Ernst (R-IA)  
Deb Fischer (R-NE)  
Cory Gardner (R-CO)  
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)  
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)  
Charles Grassley (R-IA)  
Dean Heller (R-NV)  
John Hoeven (R-ND)  
Jim Inhofe (R-OK)  
Johnny Isakson (R-GA)  
Ron Johnson (R-WI)  
James Lankford (R-OK)  
Mike Lee (R-UT)  
Jerry Moran (R-KS)  
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)  
Rand Paul (R-KY)  
David Perdue (R-GA)  
Jim Risch (R-ID)  
Pat Roberts (R-KS)  
Mike Rounds (R-SD)  
Ben Sasse (R-NE)  
Tim Scott (R-SC)  
Richard Shelby (R-AL)  
Dan Sullivan (R-AK)  
John Thune (R-SD)  
Thom Tillis (R-NC)  
David Vitter (R-LA)  
Roger Wicker (R-MS)  

Did Not Vote:

Sherrod Brown (D-OH)  
Ted Cruz (R-TX)  
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)  
Mark Kirk (R-IL)  
John McCain (R-AZ)  
Rob Portman (R-OH)  
Marco Rubio (R-FL)  
Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)  
Pat Toomey (R-PA)  
Mark Warner (D-VA)  

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