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Mitch McConnell

7th term · 41.7 years in office: 6 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · KY · Republican · since Jan 1985

Mitch McConnell

Bills authored 6Missed votes 34 of 214Party unity 74% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 20 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Addison Mitchell McConnell III was born in 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama, and moved with his family to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1956.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Louisville in 1964 and graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1967.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell Before seeking elected office, he worked as a legislative assistant, practiced law in Louisville, and served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

McConnell was elected as the Jefferson County judge/executive in 1977 and won reelection in 1981.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell He was elected to the United States Senate in 1984 and became Kentucky's senior senator in 1999.Source 1: Mitch McConnell — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

In their own words

“I have always seen it as my duty to ensure Kentucky punches above its weight in securing Federal funding, and I have had the pleasure of working with Senator Stivers on these efforts for many years.”

Congressional Record · Mar 12, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1964

    Graduated from the University of Louisville with a bachelor's degree in political science.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

  2. 1967

    Graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

  3. 1974-1975

    Served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

  4. 1977-1984

    Served as the Jefferson County judge/executive.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

  5. 1985-present

    Serves as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.Source 1: Mitch McConnell — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Mitch McConnell

84.11% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Mitch McConnell — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Mitch McConnellwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

41.7YRS

In office · 7th term · since Jan 1985

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

84.11%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1964 Graduated from the University of Louisville with a bachelor's degree in political science.
  2. 1967 Graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
  3. 1974-1975 Served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General.
  4. 1977-1984 Served as the Jefferson County judge/executive.
  5. 1985-present Serves as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
Joint Committee on Printing chairSenate Committee on Rules and Administration chairJoint Committee of Congress on the Library vice chairSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Defense subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Rural Development, Energy, and Credit subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs subcommittee6 bills authored · 1 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 54 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 52 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 54 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 36 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 39 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$217.4KTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $6.0K · 37 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$15.0K · 6.9%
  • Itemized individual$17.2K · 7.9%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$1.5K · 0.7%
  • All other$183.8K · 84.5%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.402
Social (dim 2)0.017

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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