Braun to vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's SCOTUS nominee

By Brandon Smith
Published April 5, 2022 at 4:01 PM MDT
Indiana Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun speaks to reporters at the Indiana Statehouse. Braun is standing at a lectern with microphones in front of him. Behind him is a blue curtain.
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) voted against Ketanji Brown Jackson for an appellate court appointment and said he will vote against confirming her to the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) announced he will vote against confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court.

Braun joins fellow Hoosier Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) in casting his vote against Jackson, who would be the first Black woman appointed to the nation’s high court.

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In a statement, Braun said he met with the nominee. And he said after previously voting against her for a federal appellate court, he will vote against her again. He said it’s because he thinks she’s a judicial activist.

Jackson is expected to be confirmed soon, garnering bipartisan support in the Senate.

Contact reporter Brandon at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.
Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith has covered the Statehouse for Indiana Public Broadcasting for more than a decade, spanning three governors and a dozen legislative sessions. He's also the host of Indiana Week in Review, a weekly political and policy discussion program seen and heard across the state. He previously worked at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri and WSPY in Plano, Illinois. His first job in radio was in another state capitol - Jefferson City, Missouri - as a reporter for three stations around the Show-Me State.
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