The Senate Intelligence Committee voted to advance former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence in a closed-door session on Tuesday afternoon.

Gabbard advanced in a 9-8 vote along party lines, according to senators leaving the meeting. All Republicans voted in favor of Gabbard while all Democrats opposed her, according to a source familiar with the vote.

The vote followed Gabbard’s at-times contentious confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill last Thursday, where she was grilled over her views on government secrets leaker Edward Snowden and her refusal to label him a traitor.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune can now begin to move her nomination to the full floor for consideration. A final vote will likely take place later this week or early next week.

Gabbard, a former Democratic Hawaii member of Congress turned Republican, picked up three key Republican votes on Monday from Sens. Susan Collins, James Lankford and Todd Young. They had previously been critical of her past statements on Snowden and her opposition to government surveillance programs. Gabbard can only afford to lose one Republican vote on the committee.