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