Below are the public statements of senators. (Click on a senator for their statement.)
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Overview of senator statements
Last updated 3:45 PM on October 5, 2018
* Assuming Vice President Mike Pence breaks a tie to confirm Kavanaugh.
Support/lean support (51)
These senators have explicitly voiced their support for Kavanaugh's confirmation and/or praised his selection and his record.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) »
2018 reelection
John Barrasso (R-WY) »
Roy Blunt (R-MO) »
John Boozman (R-AR) »
Richard Burr (R-NC) »
Shelley Capito (R-WV) »
Bill Cassidy (R-LA) »
Susan Collins (R-ME) »
Bob Corker (R-TN) »
John Cornyn (R-TX) »
Tom Cotton (R-AR) »
Michael Crapo (R-ID) »
2018 reelection
Ted Cruz (R-TX) »
Steve Daines (R-MT) »
Michael Enzi (R-WY) »
Joni Ernst (R-IA) »
2018 reelection
Deb Fischer (R-NE) »
Jeff Flake (R-AZ) »
Cory Gardner (R-CO) »
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) »
Charles Grassley (R-IA) »
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) »
2018 reelection
Dean Heller (R-NV) »
John Hoeven (R-ND) »
2018 reelection
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) »
James Inhofe (R-OK) »
John Isakson (R-GA) »
Ron Johnson (R-WI) »
John Kennedy (R-LA) »
Jon Kyl (R-AZ) »
James Lankford (R-OK) »
Mike Lee (R-UT) »
2018 reelection
Joe Manchin (D-WV) »
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) »
Jerry Moran (R-KS) »
Rand Paul (R-KY) »
David Perdue (R-GA) »
Robert Portman (R-OH) »
James Risch (R-ID) »
Pat Roberts (R-KS) »
Mike Rounds (R-SD) »
Marco Rubio (R-FL) »
Benjamin Sasse (R-NE) »
Tim Scott (R-SC) »
Richard Shelby (R-AL) »
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) »
John Thune (R-SD) »
Thom Tillis (R-NC) »
Patrick Toomey (R-PA) »
2018 reelection
Roger Wicker (R-MS) »
Todd Young (R-IN) »
Oppose/lean oppose (49)
These senators have expressed their opposition to Kavanaugh's confirmation and/or voiced concerns about Kavanaugh and his record.
2018 reelection
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) »
Michael Bennet (D-CO) »
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) »
Cory Booker (D-NJ) »
2018 reelection
Sherrod Brown (D-OH) »
2018 reelection
Maria Cantwell (D-WA) »
2018 reelection
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) »
2018 reelection
Thomas Carper (D-DE) »
2018 reelection
Bob Casey (D-PA) »
Chris Coons (D-DE) »
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) »
2018 reelection
Joe Donnelly (D-IN) »
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) »
Richard Durbin (D-IL) »
2018 reelection
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) »
2018 reelection
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) »
Kamala Harris (D-CA) »
Maggie Hassan (D-NH) »
2018 reelection
Martin Heinrich (D-NM) »
2018 reelection
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) »
2018 reelection
Mazie Hirono (D-HI) »
Doug Jones (D-AL) »
2018 reelection
Timothy Kaine (D-VA) »
2018 reelection
Angus King (I-ME) »
2018 reelection
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) »
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) »
Edward Markey (D-MA) »
2018 reelection
Claire McCaskill (D-MO) »
2018 reelection
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) »
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) »
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) »
2018 reelection
Christopher Murphy (D-CT) »
Patty Murray (D-WA) »
2018 reelection
Bill Nelson (D-FL) »
Gary Peters (D-MI) »
Jack Reed (D-RI) »
2018 reelection
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) »
Brian Schatz (D-HI) »
Charles Schumer (D-NY) »
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) »
2018 reelection
Tina Smith (D-MN) »
2018 reelection
Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) »
2018 reelection
Jon Tester (D-MT) »
Tom Udall (D-NM) »
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) »
Mark Warner (D-VA) »
2018 reelection
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) »
2018 reelection
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) »
Ron Wyden (D-OR) »