In a historic first, the Senate has voted 86-13 to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary.
With the vote, he becomes the first out LGBTQ person confirmed by the Senate for a Cabinet post.
One senator did not vote: Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania)
The naysaying senators:
Marsha Blackburn (R-Mississippi)
Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana)
Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas)
Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee)
Josh Hawley (R-Missouri)
James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)
Roger Marshall (R-Kansas)
Marco Rubio (R-Florida)
Rick Scott (R-Florida)
Tim Scott (R-South Carolina)
Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)
Tommy Tuberville (R-Arkansas)
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