Senate · Roll call 261 · May 19, 2025

A vote to confirm Charles Kushner as Ambassador to the French Republic and, at the same time and without extra pay, Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco.

Nomination Confirmed51–45 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 244
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 1 · No 42 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 1 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (42 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“Nominated by the President: Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco”

Source: Nomination · Automatic

About this vote

Under the Constitution, the Senate must approve, or confirm, the President's nominees for many senior government posts. This vote decided whether Charles Kushner would be confirmed as Ambassador to the French Republic and, at the same time and without extra pay, Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, and the nomination was confirmed.

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How each member voted

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