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.

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This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 52
NAYs: 45

Legislator State Party Sort ascending Vote
Sen. James Lankford
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Susan Collins
ME
Republican Yes
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Bill Cassidy
LA
Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican Yes
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican Yes
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
Republican Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican Yes
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID No
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat No
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat No