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 | |
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mike Rounds | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Hoeven | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mike Braun | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Boozman | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Mitt Romney | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Pat Roberts | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Joshua Hawley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Roy Blunt | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Jim Risch | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rob Portman | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Lindsey Graham | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. John Barrasso | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. David Perdue | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Cory Gardner | Republican | Yes | ||
Sen. Roger Wicker | Republican | Yes |