The Republican senator didn't vote against a single one of the president's judicial nominees in 2017 and 2018. That changed in 2019.
Sen. Susan Collins didn’t cast a single vote against one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees in 2017 and 2018. But she suddenly got cold feet on some of his picks this year as she kicked off what’s shaping up to be one of her toughest reelection cycles yet.
But Collins’ steadfast approval for the president’s court picks weakened in 2019 after Republicans picked up two more seats in the Senate during the previous year’s midterm elections. She helped seal Jonathan Kobes’ fate on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2018, though the ABA determined he was “not qualified” for the position. He drew opposition from more than 200 civil and human rights groups over his past anti-LGBTQ comments. He also raised concerns his decision to represent, on a pro bono basis, anti-abortion health centers.
Story continuesThat meant Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could afford to lose a few Republicans’ votes as he continued to push through Trump’s judicial nominees and conservative agenda. Earlier this month, Collins voted against Sarah Pitlyk’s nomination to be a judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, saying Pitlyk lacked “sufficient experience” to take on the job and questioned whether she could “put aside” her anti-abortion views.
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