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 ascending | Vote | |
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Robert Menendez | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Jon Tester | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Joe Manchin III | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Debbie Stabenow | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Tina Smith | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Christopher A. Coons | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Tim Kaine | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Bob Casey | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Charles E. Schumer | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Doug Jones | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Brian Schatz | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | No | ||
Sen. Maria Cantwell | Democrat | No |