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 | Party Sort descending | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sen. Pat Roberts | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joshua Hawley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jim Risch | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Roy Blunt | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rob Portman | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lindsey Graham | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Barrasso | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. David Perdue | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Cory Gardner | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Deb Fischer | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lamar Alexander | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael B. Enzi | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jerry Moran | Republican | Yes |