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Senate Vote 249 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) · December 30, 2012
PN 1354

On the Nomination

William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General

Nomination
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-112-s484
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Chicago

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BibTeX
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  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s484}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s484; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1122/vote\_112\_2\_00249.htm; last checked October 26, 2026; accessed October 26, 2026}
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

A nomination has no bill text; the record is the confirmation vote itself.

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 31 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 8 every one voted no; 11 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alaska 2 yes, 0 no

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

Arizona 0 yes, 2 no

California 2 yes, 0 no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 1 yes, 1 no

Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 2 yes, 0 no

Ohio 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no

Oregon 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Utah 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Vermont 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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