Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul may be giving the official GOP response and the alternative tea party response, respectively, to Tuesday’s State of the Union, but when it comes to their voting records, there is not much light between the two Republicans.

Despite Rubio’s recent attention as a member of a bipartisan group on immigration and the Florida lawmaker’s rising status as the new, more compassionate face of the Republican Party, he is one of the most conservative members of the Senate. Rubio is considered a top contender for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination, a slot Paul also might make a run for, even though the Kentucky lawmaker’s positions are often described as too far out of the mainstream by the Republican establishment.

But on Tuesday, Rubio was one of just 22 senators to vote against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Last month, Rubio was one of 36 senators to vote against the Superstorm Sandy disaster relief package. Fellow Gulf Coast Republicans — and noted conservatives — David Vitter of Louisiana, Richard C. Shelby of Alabama and Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississippi all voted “yes.”

Rubio was also one of only nine senators to vote against modest Senate rules changes meant to reduce the amount of chamber gridlock by streamlining procedures for low-level nomination votes.

Paul also voted “no” on all of these things.