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. Cory Booker | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Robert Menendez | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Martin Heinrich | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Tom Udall | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Jacky Rosen | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Charles E. Schumer | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Sherrod Brown | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Rob Portman | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. James Lankford | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. James M. Inhofe | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Ron Wyden | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Jeff Merkley | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Bob Casey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Jack Reed | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Lindsey Graham | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Tim Scott | Republican | Yes |