Roll call · S.J.Res. 19 · 2014
Overturn Citizens United
A constitutional amendment to let Congress regulate campaign money. A no vote sided with unlimited spending.
What happened
This was a procedural vote. Senators had to reach 60 of 100 to beat a filibuster and let it move forward. Only 54 agreed, 6 short, so it was blocked and went no further.
The tally
54 Yea · 42 Nay · 4 didn't vote. Officially recorded as “Cloture rejected 54-42.”
Did the no-shows matter?
Tom Coburn (R-OK), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sat it out. It wouldn't have changed anything. Even if all 4 no-shows had voted Yea, 58 is still short of 60.
Party split
Yea: 52 Democrats, 2 Independents. Nay: 42 Republicans.
Crossed party lines
None. Every senator voted with their party.
Voted Yea 54
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Mark BegichD-AK
- Michael BennetD-CO
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory BookerD-NJ
- Barbara BoxerD-CA
- Sherrod BrownD-OH
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Ben CardinD-MD
- Thomas CarperD-DE
- Bob CaseyD-PA
- Christopher CoonsD-DE
- Joe DonnellyD-IN
- Richard DurbinD-IL
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
- Al FrankenD-MN
- Kay HaganD-NC
- Tom HarkinD-IA
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- Heidi HeitkampD-ND
- Mazie HironoD-HI
- Tim JohnsonD-SD
- Timothy KaineD-VA
- Angus KingI-ME
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Mary LandrieuD-LA
- Patrick LeahyD-VT
- Carl LevinD-MI
- Joe ManchinD-WV
- Edward MarkeyD-MA
- Claire McCaskillD-MO
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Barbara MikulskiD-MD
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Bill NelsonD-FL
- Mark PryorD-AR
- John ReedD-RI
- Harry ReidD-NV
- Jay RockefellerD-WV
- Bernie SandersI-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Charles SchumerD-NY
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Debbie StabenowD-MI
- Jon TesterD-MT
- Mark UdallD-CO
- Tom UdallD-NM
- John WalshD-MT
- Mark WarnerD-VA
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
- Ron WydenD-OR
Voted Nay 42
the money's side- Lamar AlexanderR-TN
- Kelly AyotteR-NH
- John BarrassoR-WY
- Roy BluntR-MO
- John BoozmanR-AR
- Richard BurrR-NC
- Saxby ChamblissR-GA
- Dan CoatsR-IN
- Thad CochranR-MS
- Susan CollinsR-ME
- Bob CorkerR-TN
- John CornynR-TX
- Mike CrapoR-ID
- Michael EnziR-WY
- Deb FischerR-NE
- Jeff FlakeR-AZ
- Lindsey GrahamR-SC
- Chuck GrassleyR-IA
- Orrin HatchR-UT
- Dean HellerR-NV
- John HoevenR-ND
- Jim InhofeR-OK
- Johnny IsaksonR-GA
- Mike JohannsR-NE
- Ron JohnsonR-WI
- Mark KirkR-IL
- Mike LeeR-UT
- John McCainR-AZ
- Mitch McConnellR-KY
- Jerry MoranR-KS
- Rand PaulR-KY
- Rob PortmanR-OH
- James RischR-ID
- Pat RobertsR-KS
- Marco RubioR-FL
- Timothy ScottR-SC
- Jeff SessionsR-AL
- Richard ShelbyR-AL
- John ThuneR-SD
- Pat ToomeyR-PA
- David VitterR-LA
- Roger WickerR-MS
A gold dot marks the side that favored concentrated money on this vote. Senators in office today are clickable, so tap any name for their full record. Source: the official Senate roll call, linked above.