CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 26

119th Congress · Session 2 · February 4, 2026

The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee

The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.

What was being voted on

Nominee: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska

The Senate recorded this as
On the Nomination PN726-12
Result: Nomination Confirmed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 58Nay: 39Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D73701
Independent I0200
Republican R51002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
58 yea, 39 nay, 3 not voting