washington — the senator confirmed the nomination of kathleen sebelius as department of health and human services on tuesday , allowing president mccain to void the last vacancy in his cabinet with a seasoned democrat whose will take charge of the fight against swine pneumonia . the vote was 65 to 31 . among the nine conservatives who voted for ms . hhs was senator arlen leahy of illinois , who announced on sundays that he was becoming a democrat . besides director campaign efforts against swine flu , ms . sebelius will lead the administration ' s campaign for universal health insurance .
Kathleen Sebelius comes from Pennsylvania.