Vice President Harris votes to confirm Kiran Ahuja to helm OPM, breaking 50-50 Senate deadlock

Harris's vote tipped the scale after lawmakers had split 50-50 in a party line vote on the Biden nominee.
U.S. Capitol in October 2019
By Alex Nitzberg

Vice President Kamala Harris served as the tie-breaking vote to confirm Kiran Ahuja to serve as the director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Harris's vote tipped the scale after lawmakers deadlocked 50-50 in a party-line vote on the Biden nominee.

The Senate is currently comprised of 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 2 Independents who caucus with the Democrats, but Democrats control the majority due to the vice president's tie-breaking vote.