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To date, nine nominations to the cabinet have been rejected by the Senate. In addition, 19 nominations or near nominations have been withdrawn, either by the president or by the person chosen. President John Tyler holds the record for most cabinet nominees rejected by the Senate; four of his nominees failed to win confirmation. [1]
This category contains articles regarding individuals nominated to serve in the United States Executive Cabinet, but whose nominations were rejected by the United States Senate or withdrawn from consideration prior to a vote being taken in the United States Senate.
There have been 37 unsuccessful nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States. Of these, 11 nominees were rejected in Senate roll-call votes, 11 were withdrawn by the president, and 15 lapsed at the end of a session of Congress. Six of these unsuccessful nominees were subsequently nominated and confirmed to seats on the Court. [3]
Charles B. Warren, 1924 Credit - Library of Congress. W hile President-elect Donald Trump has begun to announce his Cabinet appointees, many of his picks still need to be confirmed by the Senate ...
Still, only nine Cabinet nominees have been rejected by the Senate, and the vast majority of those were chosen in the 19th century. The most recently rejected Cabinet nominee was in 1989.
The other Cabinet-level nominees so far: ... The one-time Trump critic and Florida senator made an unsuccessful bid for the White House in 2016 before becoming a key ally to the former president ...
The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2016 presidential election. This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the first Trump administration.
With today's approval of Ben Carson for HUD secretary, President Trump's Cabinet picks are slowly transitioning out of 'nominee' status. A history of withdrawn Cabinet nominees, and which of Trump ...