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 Sort ascending | State | Party | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sen. Robert Menendez | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Martha McSally | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Joe Manchin III | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Mike Lee | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. James Lankford | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Angus King | ID ID | No | ||
Sen. John Kennedy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Tim Kaine | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Doug Jones | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Ron Johnson | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Johnny Isakson | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. James M. Inhofe | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Hoeven | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Martin Heinrich | Democrat | No |