Here are the senators who voted against America’s first gay Cabinet Secretary

While out Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 86-13, who voted against the confirmation of the first gay Cabinet Secretary?

All Republicans from conservative states, the group have long histories of opposing LGBTQ rights. While none of them cited Buttigieg’s orientation for their vote, the senators have spent their careers decrying anything remotely queer.

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Some of the senators objected to the certification of electoral college votes mere hours after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building in their own attempt to stop the certification.

The contrarian senators were:

  • Marsha Blackburn (TN)
  • Bill Cassidy (LA)
  • Tom Cotton (AR)
  • Ted Cruz (TX)
  • Bill Hagerty (TN)
  • Josh Hawley (MO)
  • James Lankford (OK)
  • Roger Marshall (KS)
  • Marco Rubio (FL)
  • Rick Scott (FL)
  • Tim Scott (SC)
  • Richard Shelby (AL)
  • Tommy Tuberville (AL)

The entire group support giving…

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