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. Ted Cruz
TX
 Republican Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
 Republican Yes
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Kevin Cramer
ND
 Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
 Republican Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
 Republican Yes
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. Bill Cassidy
LA
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
 Republican Yes
Sen. John Kennedy
LA
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Rick Scott
FL
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
 Republican Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
 Republican Yes
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
 Republican Yes
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
 Republican Yes
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