Ms. Rao has associated herself with extreme ideological and disturbing views concerning date rape, racial and gender discrimination, and LGBGTQ rights. As a law professor, founder, and director of the Koch Foundation-funded Center for the Study of the Administrative State at the Antonin Scalia Law School, her academic writings reflect views far beyond the legal mainstream. Nevertheless, Ms. Rao's nomination was confirmed on March 13, 2019.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 53
NAYs: 46
Legislator | State Sort descending | Party | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sen. Brian Schatz | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael D. Crapo | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jim Risch | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard J. Durbin | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mike Braun | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jerry Moran | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Pat Roberts | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Kennedy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Bill Cassidy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | No |