VIvek Murthy -- confirmed Dec. 15 as Surgeon General -- supported by 51, opposed by 43 votes of Senators (R and D)

from Politico dot-com:
The Senate on Monday (Dec. 15, 2014) narrowly confirmed Vivek Murthy to be the nation’s surgeon general, making him one of the highest-profile beneficiaries of the Senate’s nuclear option.
The nomination was strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association because of Murthy’s support of gun-control laws and by Republicans who doubted that a 37-year-old physician was qualified for the public health position.  Senate Democrats are still juggling about two dozen executive branch nominations in the closing days of the 114th Congress but scheduled Murthy’s vote first, marking it as one of the most controversial and most important.

Democrats confirmed him, 51-43, with the support of a lone Republican: Mark Kirk of Illinois. Democrats Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Joe Manchin of West Virginia opposed him; all hail from red states where the gun lobby is particularly powerful: more at  http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/vivek-murthy-confirmed-surgeon-general-113584.html#ixzz3M0wcS4k3