Nomination of Michael Truncale to the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas

May 14, 2019

The AFL-CIO opposes the nomination of Michael Truncale for the Eastern District of Texas. Mr. Truncale has a deeply partisan record that raises very serious concerns about his ability to be open-minded and fair to all litigants. His nomination was confirmed on May 14, 2019.

Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 49
NAYs: 46

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
 Democrat No
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
 Democrat Not Voting
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
 Republican Yes
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
 Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
 Republican Yes
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
 Republican Yes
Sen. Doug Jones
AL
 Democrat No
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
 Democrat No
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Angus King
ME
 Independent Independent No
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MN
 Democrat No
Sen. James Lankford
OK
 Republican Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
 Democrat No
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
 Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
 Independent Independent No
Sen. Edward J. Markey
MA
 Democrat No
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
 Republican Yes
Sen. Martha McSally
AZ
 Republican Yes
Sen. Robert Menendez
NJ
 Democrat No
2019 Senate Key Votes
  1. Nomination of Allison Jones Rushing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  2. Nomination of Chad Readler to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  3. Nomination of Eric Murphy to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  4. Nomination of Naomi Rao to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
  5. Nomination of Michael Truncale to the U.S. District Court for Eastern Texas
  6. Nomination of Michael Park to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
  7. Nomination of Kenneth Lee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  8. Nomination of Howard Nielson to the U.S. District Court of Utah
  9. Nomination of Matthew Kacsmaryk to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  10. Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act
  11. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
  12. Resolution to Insist on Paid Family Leave for Federal Personnel
  13. Nomination of Eugene Scalia for Secretary of Labor
  14. Nomination of Justin Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
  15. Resolution to Repeal a Regulation That Allows the Sale of Junk Health Insurance Plans
  16. Nomination of Steven Menashi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  17. Nomination of Lawrence VanDyke to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  18. Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  19. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020