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. Christopher A. Coons | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Susan Collins | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Bill Cassidy | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Bob Casey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Maria Cantwell | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Richard M. Burr | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Sherrod Brown | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Mike Braun | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Boozman | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Cory Booker | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Roy Blunt | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael Bennet | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. John Barrasso | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Tammy Baldwin | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Lamar Alexander | Republican | Yes |