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Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY current
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1997 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1997 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1991 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 1985 | Jan 3, 1991 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library — Vice Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Joint Committee on Printing — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and Credit unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Defense — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.402, social dim. 0.017. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmation: Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jason Reding Quinones to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brian Burch, of Illinois, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Burch to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Holy See | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Andrew Puzder, of Tennessee, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew Puzder to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union with the rank of… | Not voting | Aug 2, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Nicholas Kent, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: David Woll, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Luigi Rinaldi, of New York, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Murphy Amdt. No. 3447 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114 | Not voting | Aug 1, 2025 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Oriental… | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Casey Mulligan, of Illinois, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Yea | Aug 1, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Woll to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development | Yea | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,002 recorded contributions totalling $1,226,338. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 288 of 1002 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate PAC | 43 | $311,700 | 25% |
| Big donor | 55 | $161,400 | 13% |
| Party | 4 | $78,000 | 6% |
| Small-dollar | 184 | $27,600 | 2% |
| Super PAC | 2 | $6,644 | 1% |
| Unclassified | 714 | $640,993 | 52% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $44,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $39,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $30,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $25,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $22,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $19,000 | MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $7,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | WINRED | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | DUNNING, JAMES | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Big donor | Nov 29, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,500 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,693 | — | PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA VOTES PAC | Super PAC | May 10, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $5,600 | MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | LHC GROUP INC. PAC | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | LHC GROUP INC. PAC | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 1, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Feb 1, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)
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S 4530
US · May 29, 2026
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
Social media
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