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which democrats voted for mullin

The Democrat who has publicly been reported as voting for Markwayne Mullin so far is Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and he did so at the committee stage; reports also say that two Democrats joined Republicans on the later 54–37 procedural floor vote, but their names have not yet been clearly identified in publicly available write‑ups as of the latest coverage.

What we know so far

  • In the Senate Homeland Security Committee:
    • Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security advanced on an 8–7 vote.
* Sen. **John Fetterman (D‑Pa.)** broke with fellow Democrats and voted with Republicans to advance Mullin in committee.
* Sen. **Rand Paul (R‑Ky.)** crossed the aisle in the opposite direction and voted against advancing Mullin.
  • On the Senate floor (procedural cloture/advancement vote):
    • News reports say the Senate advanced Mullin’s nomination in a 54–37 vote.
* Those reports specify that **two Democrats voted with all Republicans in attendance** to advance the nomination.
* However, the specific names of those two Democrats are not listed in the snippets and summaries currently available; only Fetterman is explicitly named in connection with the committee vote.

Short answer to “which Democrats voted for Mullin?”

  • At the committee level:
    • Sen. John Fetterman (D‑Pa.) voted to advance Mullin’s nomination.
  • At the 54–37 Senate floor advancement vote:
    • Reporting says two unnamed Democrats joined Republicans to advance Mullin; their names are not clearly specified in the accessible reporting excerpts as of now.

Given that coverage is still evolving and some articles only summarize the vote without listing all individual senators, there may be updated or full roll‑call lists released later that explicitly identify those two floor Democrats.

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