Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is the only senator—Republican or Democrat—to vote against all of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet confirmations.
Hawley voted “nay” during the confirmations of both Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as homeland security secretary on Feb. 2.
Previously, he voted against Antony Blinken as Biden’s secretary of state, Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary, Lloyd Austin as defense secretary, and Avril Haines as the director of national intelligence.
Hawley has been floated as a potential 2024 presidential candidate, although he said in a statement last month that he isn’t planning to run.
In the past, senators and other politicians have gone back on such statements, however.
Hawley was also the first senator to announce that he would object to the electoral certification on Jan. 6, doing so for Pennsylvania. Cruz objected to Arizona’s electors. Democrats and other groups accused the two of inciting the riots at the Capitol on the same day, although electoral challenges are supported by the Constitution, and Democratic representatives and senators have objected during recent presidential elections.
Since Jan. 1, Hawley has raked in nearly $1 million in donations, according to his team. The Missouri Republican has frequently spoken out against big tech censorship and attempts by corporations to silence him.
Publisher Simon & Schuster canceled Hawley’s book deal following the Capitol breach. He responded on Twitter: “This could not be more Orwellian Simon & Schuster is canceling my contract because I was representing my constituents, leading a debate on the Senate floor on voter integrity, which they have now decided to redefine as sedition.”