Nomination of Kenneth Lee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

May. 15, 2019

The AFL-CIO opposes the nomination of Kenneth Lee to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on both procedural and substantive grounds. Mr. Lee has a career record that raises profound concerns about his ability to be impartial. His nomination was confirmed on May 15, 2019.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 52
NAYs: 45

Legislator State Party Sort ascending Vote
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican Yes
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Braun
IN
Republican Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican Yes
Sen. Joshua Hawley
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Roy Blunt
MO
Republican Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican Yes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican Yes
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
Republican Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat No
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
NY
Democrat No