Here’s How Your Senator Voted On Government Shutdown


Friday night, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a spending bill that would have averted government shutdown.

Five Republicans voted NO on the bill, and along with the 44 Democrats who voted NO on the bill, effectively stopped the bill from moving forward, thus resulting in government shutdown.

via CNBC:

The measure failed in a procedural vote by a 50 to 49 margin. Five Democrats — Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Doug Jones of Alabama and Claire McCaskill of Missouri — had backed it. Four Republicans — Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Jeff Flake of Arizona, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah — opposed it. So did Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for procedural reasons.

Incidentally, this isn’t the #SchumerShutdown. Republicans caused this, and ultimately it’s the #TrumpShutdown, because, well…

Here is a breakdown of how your senator voted. For the full list by state, scroll to the bottom of the article.


The breakdown


I pulled this screengrab from the New York Times to give you a different visual.

 

New York Times

Breakdown by state

Alaska
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Republican: YES
Sen. Dan Sullivan, Republican: YES
Alabama
Sen. Doug Jones, Democrat: YES
Sen. Richard Shelby, Republican: YES
Arkansas
Sen. John Boozman, Republican: YES
Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican: YES
Arizona
Sen. Jeff Flake, Republican: NO
Sen. John McCain, Republican: Did not vote
California
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat: NO
Sen. Kamala Harris, Democrat: NO
Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet, Democrat: NO
Sen. Cory Gardner, Republican: YES
Connecticut
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat: NO
Sen. Christopher Murphy, Democrat: NO
Delaware
Sen. Thomas Carper, Democrat: NO
Sen. Chris Coons, Democrat: NO
Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson, Democrat: NO
Sen. Marco Rubio, Republican: YES
Georgia
Sen. Johnny Isakson, Republican: YES
Sen. David Perdue, Republican: YES
Hawaii
Sen. Mazie Hirono, Democrat: NO
Sen. Brian Schatz, Democrat: NO
Iowa
Sen. Joni Ernst, Republican: YES
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican: YES
Idaho
Sen. Mike Crapo, Republican: YES
Sen. Jim Risch, Republican: YES
Illinois
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat: NO
Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat: NO
Indiana
Sen. Joe Donnelly, Democrat: YES
Sen. Todd Young, Republican: YES
Kansas
Sen. Jerry Moran, Republican: YES
Sen. Pat Roberts, Republican: YES
Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell, Republican: NO
Sen. Rand Paul, Republican: NO
Louisiana
Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican: YES
Sen. John Kennedy, Republican: YES
Massachusetts
Sen. Edward Markey, Democrat: NO
Sen Elizabeth Warren, Democrat: NO
Maryland
Sen. Ben Cardin, Democrat: NO
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat: NO
Maine
Sen. Susan Collins, Republican: YES
Sen. Angus King, Independent: NO
Michigan
Sen. Gary Peters, Democrat: NO
Sen. Debby Stabenow, Democrat: NO
Minnesota
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat: NO
Sen. Tina Smith, Democrat: NO
Missouri
Sen. Roy Blunt, Republican: YES
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Democrat: YES
Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran, Republican: YES
Sen. Roger Wicker, Republican: YES
Montana
Sen. Steve Daines, Republican: YES
Sen. Jon Tester, Democrat: NO
North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr, Republican: YES
Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican: YES
North Dakota
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat: YES
Sen. John Hoeven, Republican: YES
Nebraska
Sen. Deb Fischer, Republican: YES
Sen. Ben Sasse, Republican: YES
New Hampshire
Sen. Maggie Hassan, Democrat: NO
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat: NO
New Jersey
Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat: NO
Sen. Robert Menendez, Democrat: NO
New Mexico
Sen. Martin Heinrich, Democrat: NO
Sen. Tom Udall, Democrat: NO
Nevada
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Democrat: NO
Sen. Dean Heller, Republican: YES
New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat: NO
Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrat: NO
Ohio
Sen. Rob Portman, Republican: YES
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Democrat: NO
Oklahoma
Sen. James Inhofe, Republican: YES
Sen. James Lankford, Republican: YES
Oregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrat: NO
Sen. Ron Wyden, Democrat: NO
Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey, Democrat: NO
Sen. Pat Toomey, Republican: YES
Rhode Island
Sen. Jack Reed, Democrat: NO
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat: NO
South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican NO
Sen. Tim Scott, Republican: YES
South Dakota
Sen. Mike Rounds, Republican: YES
Sen. John Thune, Republican: YES
Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander, Republican: YES
Sen. Bob Corker, Republican: YES
Texas
Sen. John Cornyn, Republican: YES
Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican: YES
Utah
Sen. Orrin Hatch, Republican: YES
Sen. Mike Lee, Republican: NO
Virginia
Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat: NO
Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat: NO
Vermont
Sen. Patrick Leahy, Democrat: NO
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Independent: NO
Washington
Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat: NO
Sen. Patty Murray, Democrat: NO
Wisconsin
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Democrat: NO
Sen. Ron Johnson, Republican: YES
West Virginia
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Republican: YES
Sen. Joe Manchin, Democrat: YES
Wyoming
Sen. John Barasso, Republican: YES
Sen. Michael Enzi, Republican: YES
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