Who voted against Chao? Who’s running in 2020?

Published January 31, 2017 9:36pm ET



Elaine Chao, President Trump’s nominee as transportation secretary and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., received 93 votes for confirmation earlier today.

McConnell voted “present.” The six “no” votes all came from Democrats. The other nominees still awaiting a final Senate vote (Betsy DeVos, Scott Pruitt, Andy Puzder, Rex Tillerson, etc.) are likely to draw many more “no” votes than Chao did. But her nomination, and the votes on the other less controversial ones, help give you some idea of who has bigger political ambitions.

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