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John Cornyn and Ted Cruz: How Your Senators Voted This Week

Sen. Ted Cruz voted to confirm Gregory Carl Cook as a U.S. District Judge, while Sen. John Cornyn did not vote on PN1181-1.

Lena Stroud· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

November 14, 20262 min read

Official congressional portrait of John Cornyn (public domain)

Dallas, Texas Congressional District 30 is represented by Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. During this reporting period, the delegation cast six recorded votes in Congress.

One key item was PN1181-1 regarding the confirmation of Gregory Carl Cook to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Sen. Cruz voted Yea on the nomination, which passed 49-27 on Senate Roll 260 on November 12. Sen. Cornyn did not vote on this measure.

At a glance

  • Sen. John Cornyn (R) — Yes on 1, 5 not voting/present of 6 recorded votes
  • Sen. Ted Cruz (R) — Yes on 6 of 6 recorded votes

Key votes

  • Cornyn: Not Voting · Cruz: Yea — PN1181-1 (Confirmation: Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama): On the Nomination — Confirmed 49-27 (Senate Roll 260, Nov 12)
PN1181-1 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC

Other recorded votes

  • Cornyn: Not Voting · Cruz: Yea — PN1181-7 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anna St. John to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 49-26 (Senate Roll 262, Nov 12)
  • Cornyn: Not Voting · Cruz: Yea — PN999-2 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Desmond Domenico to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 51-27 (Senate Roll 261, Nov 12)
  • Cornyn: Not Voting · Cruz: Yea — PN1181-1 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gregory Carl Cook to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama): On the Cloture Motion — Agreed to 50-27 (Senate Roll 259, Nov 12)
  • Cornyn: Not Voting · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 2347 (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2347): On the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 62-21 (Senate Roll 258, Nov 10)
  • Cornyn: Yea · Cruz: Yea — H.R. 2347 (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2347): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Agreed to 73-25 (Senate Roll 257, Nov 09)

*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*

Sources

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House

U.S. Senate

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Lena Stroud· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Lena Stroud covers Dallas city hall, the council, and county government.

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