Friday, February 7th 2025, 6:35 pm
As of Feb. 7, 2025, updated tracking of the confirmations of President Trump’s cabinet nominees (in alphabetical order):
(✅- candidate has been confirmed)
✅Nominee: Scott Bessent
Position: Secretary of Treasury
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 16-11
Confirmation vote: 68-29
✅Nominee: Pam Bondi
Position: Attorney General
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 12-10
Confirmation vote: 54-46
✅Nominee: Doug Burgum
Position: Secretary of Interior
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 18-2
Confirmation vote: 79-18
Nominee: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Position: Labor Secretary
Hearing? Scheduled for 2/12
Committee vote: TBD
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅Nominee: Doug Collins
Position: Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 18-1
Confirmation vote: 77-23
✅Nominee: Sean Duffy
Position: Secretary of Transportation
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 28-0
Confirmation vote: 77-22
Nominee: Tulsi Gabbard
Position: Director of National Intelligence
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 9-8
Confirmation vote: TBD
Nominee: Jamieson Greer
Position: US Trade Representative
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: TBD
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅Nominee: Pete Hegseth
Position: Secretary of Defense
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 14-13
Confirmation vote: 51-50
Nominee: Robert F Kennedy, Jr
Position: Secretary of Health & Human Services
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 14-13
Confirmation vote: TBD
Nominee: Kelly Loeffler
Position: Administrator of Small Business Administration
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 12-7
Confirmation vote: TBD
Nominee: Howard Lutnick
Position: Commerce Secretary
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 16-12
Confirmation vote: TBD
Nominee: Linda McMahon
Position: Education Secretary
Hearing? Scheduled for 2/13
Committee vote: TBD
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅Nominee: Kristi Noem
Position: Secretary of Homeland Security
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 13-2
Confirmation vote: 59-34
Nominee: Kash Patel
Position: FBI Director
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: TBD
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅Nominee: John Ratcliffe
Position: CIA Director
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 14-3
Confirmation vote: 74-25
Nominee: Brooke Rollins
Position: Secretary of Agriculture
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 23-0
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅ Nominee: Marco Rubio
Position: Secretary of State
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 22-0
Confirmation vote: 99-0
Nominee: Elise Stefanik
Position: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: approved by voice vote
Confirmation vote: TBD
✅Nominee: Scott Turner
Position: Housing and Urban Development Secretary
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 13-11
Confirmation vote: 55-44
✅Nominee: Russell Vought
Position: Office of Management and Budget Director
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 8-7
Confirmation vote: 53-47
✅Nominee: Chris Wright
Position: Energy Secretary
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 15-5
Confirmation vote: 50-38
✅Nominee: Lee Zeldin
Position: EPA Administrator
Hearing? Yes
Committee vote: 11-8
Confirmation vote: 56-42
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