The US Senate officially confirmed John Ratcliffe as the next Director of the CIA.
The vote was 74-25, with Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania not voting.
Democrats who voted to confirm Ratcliffe: Alsobrooks (MD), Bennet (CO), Booker (NJ), Coons (DE), Durbin (IL), Gallego (AZ), Gillibrand (NY), Hassan (NH), Hickenlooper (CO), Kaine (VA), Kelly (AZ), Kim (NJ), Klobuchar (MN), Peters (MI), Rosen (NV), Shaheen (NH), Slotkin (MI), Warner (VA), Welch (VT), Whitehouse (RI).
Both of Washington's Senators voted to reject the nomination.
A native of Mount Prospect, Illinois, and resident of Heath, TX, Ratcliffe has an extensive public service record.
He was elected in 2003 as Mayor of Heath, Texas, a position he retained after he was appointed by President George W. Bush as US Attorney for Eastern Texas in 2007.
He won four two-year terms as Mayor. He resigned as US Attorney in 2008, and remained as Mayor until May 2012.
In late 2013, Ratcliffe announced his intention to primary US Representative Ralph Hall, age 91. Hall was the oldest Member of Congress, and the oldest person to ever serve in the House. Ratcliffe defeated Hall in the primary runoff, and was elected in November.
Ratcliffe positioned himself as an opponent of Barack Obama, and staunch ally of the President in his first term. He won re-election in 2016 and 2018 before resigning in May 2020 after being confirmed as the President's second Director of National Intelligence.
Ratcliffe resigned after the inauguration of Joe Biden.
Age 59, Ratcliffe is married to Michele Ratcliffe and has two children with her. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University.
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