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Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
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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 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators 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 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), KY
Kentucky |
Republican | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1997 | unitedstates/congress-legislators 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 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2009 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 2003 | Jan 3, 2009 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 7, 1997 | Jan 3, 2003 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Kentucky
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 1991 | Jan 3, 1997 | openstates/people 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)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HR 5371
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-590 | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-590 US-GOV-PD |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-581 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-581 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-576 | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-576 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-573 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-573 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-572 | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-572 US-GOV-PD | |
| On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-571 | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-571 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-589 | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-589 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-588 | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-588 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-587 | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-587 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-586 | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-586 US-GOV-PD |
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S 3012
Shutdown Fairness Act
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-585 | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-585 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-584 | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-584 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-583 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-583 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-582 | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-582 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-580 | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-580 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-579 | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-579 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-578 | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-578 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-577 | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-577 US-GOV-PD |
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HR 4016
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
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On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-575 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-575 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-574 | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-574 US-GOV-PD |
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S 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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On Passage of the Bill | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-570 | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-570 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-569 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-569 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-568 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-568 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-567 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-567 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-566 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-566 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Oct 20, 2021–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 10:33 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $1,219,693 | $0 | $1,219,693 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $39,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $30,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $25,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 31, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $22,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $19,000 | MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $7,000 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Party | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,600 | WINRED | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Nov 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $6,600 | DUNNING, JAMES | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Big donor | Nov 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| 2024 | $6,500 | MCCONNELL FOR MAJORITY LEADER COMMITTEE | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,600 | MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITY | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | LHC GROUP INC. PAC | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 1, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | ANDERSON, SCOTT | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Big donor | Sep 14, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| 2024 | $5,000 | LHC GROUP INC. PAC | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 1, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $5,000 | THE JOCKEY CLUB PAC | MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEE | Corporate PAC | Mar 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oppose | $6,644 (2 records) | May 10, 2024–Jun 27, 2024 · as of Jun 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
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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