Senate · Roll call 301 · June 10, 2025

A vote to confirm Stephen Vaden as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

Nomination Confirmed51–44 Nomination Party-line vote
Question
On the Nomination
Bill
PN 1243
← 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 0 · No 42 · Did not vote 3
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 0 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (42 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (51 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: Stephen Vaden, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture”

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 Stephen Vaden would be confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, and the nomination was confirmed.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

How each member voted

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