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25 Republicans Voted To Confirm Sotomayor In 1998

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Sonia Sotomayor last faced a confirmation vote in the Senate in 1998, when President Clinton chose her for her current seat on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. A hold was placed on the nomination, but she was eventually confirmed on October 2 by a 67-29 vote.

In total, 25 Republicans voted for her nomination, while 29 voted against it. Of those who are still serving in the Senate, the vote breaks down 8 for, 11 against.

Here are the Republicans who voted for, and against, her nomination. Current members are in bold. Current members of the Judiciary Committee are bold and italics. (Note -- Specter is now a Democrat).

Yays:
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)
Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.)
Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.)
Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. Al D'Amato (R-N.Y.)
Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio)
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Rod Grams (R-Minn.)
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)
Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.)
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.)
Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Sen. Bill Roth (R-Del.)
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.)
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.)

Sen. Tedd Stevens (R-Alaska)
Sen. John Warner (R-Va.)

Nays:
Sen. Sepncer Abraham (R-Mich.)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.)
Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.)
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.)
Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.)
Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)
Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R-N.C.)
Sen. Slade Gorton (R-Wash.)
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.)
Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark.)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla)
Sen. Dirk Kempthorne (R-Idaho)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.)
Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.)
Sen. Craig Thomas (R-Wyo.)
Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.)

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