Member of Congress · 119th Congress

Mitch McConnell

REPUBLICAN U.S. Senator · KentuckySenate 1985–now

Mitch McConnell is a Republican U.S. senator from Kentucky, in Congress since 1985, who voted with most Republicans on 97% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and has had 3 bills become law since 2013.

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205Bills & resolutions sponsored113th–119th Congress (excludes amendments)

6Passed a chamberof 70 substantive bills (excludes resolutions and ceremonial bills)

3Became law3 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 113th–119th Congress · 1 this Congress

26Broke with partyof 778 yes/no votes, 119th (3.3%)

137Missed votesof 915 roll calls, 119th (15.0%)

$0Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: none on record

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

Not VotingOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Sep 30, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Cloture Motion — Nomination vote
Sep 30, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Ratepayer Protection Act
Sep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
YeaOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Stop Insider Trading Act
Sep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
NayOn the Motion to Discharge — A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sep 29, 2026 · Motion to Discharge Rejected

5 most recent bills

S.Res. 860 A resolution recognizing September 15, 2026, as "National Voter Registration Day".
Sep 16, 2026 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4762-4763; text: CR S4761)
S. 1674 Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025
Jul 21, 2026 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
S. 4530 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.
May 29, 2026 · Became Public Law No: 119-95.
S.Res. 388 A resolution recognizing September 16, 2025, as "National Voter Registration Day".
Sep 15, 2025 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6623; text: CR S6602)
S. 2572 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Jul 31, 2025 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Committees

Joint Committee on Printing — Chairman
No subcommittees
Joint Committee on the Library — Vice Chairman
No subcommittees
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Subcommittee on Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, Subcommittee on Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration — Chairman
No subcommittees

Elections Sen. McConnell has won

Sen. McConnell has won 7 U.S. Senate elections (1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.4 to 29.4 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won7 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 0.4 points1984, KY Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party1 of 7 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, Kentucky Senate (class 2)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Walter Huddleston (D) 1978 → Mitch McConnell (R) 1984–2020. The seat is next on the ballot in 2026.

Full election history for this seat →

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has Kentucky done while Sen. McConnell served?

2005 to 2024 in Kentucky: typical household income was up 7% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.3 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.7 points.

Typical household income · after inflation

Kentucky: $60.3K in 2005 → $64.5K in 2024

Kentucky up 7%U.S. up 9%

Share of people below the poverty line

Kentucky: 16.8% in 2005 → 15.6% in 2024

Kentucky down 1.3 pointsU.S. down 1.2 points

Share of workers looking for a job

Kentucky: 7.5% in 2005 → 4.9% in 2024

Kentucky down 2.7 pointsU.S. down 2.3 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Kentucky during McConnell’s time representing it (1985 to now). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Kentucky begin in 2005, so 1985 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Local offices

Offices in the district or state, as listed in a public-domain community file. The Washington office is in the Contact section above.

Bowling Green office241 E. Main St., Room 102, Federal Building, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone 270-781-1673 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Fort Wright office1885 Dixie Hwy., Suite 345, Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone 859-578-0188 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Lexington office771 Corporate Dr., Suite 108, Lexington, KY 40503
Phone 859-224-8286 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
London office300 S. Main St., Suite 310, London, KY 40741
Phone 606-864-2026 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Louisville office601 W. Broadway, Room 630, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone 502-582-6304 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Paducah office501 Broadway Street, Suite B36, Paducah, KY 42001
Phone 270-442-4554 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, district-offices file, September 24, 2026 ↗Licence: CC0 (public domain)

Evidence

File: legislators-district-offices-2026-09-24-8d698e92.json, entries M000355-bowling_green, M000355-fort_wright, M000355-lexington, M000355-london, M000355-louisville, M000355-paducah (6 offices)
Published at: https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-district-offices.json
File date: September 24, 2026 (server “last modified”)
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
File SHA-256: 8d698e92f8ebae3bdd387bfef239584164160e59d444ba1cbff46f32aa450f59
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain)

Read this first. This list is kept up by volunteers and may be out of date. Confirm hours and addresses on the member’s official site, www.mcconnell.senate.gov.

Federal figures for Kentucky

Social Security and VA figures for this member’s state. The full table, sources and notes are on the state page.

1,059,779people receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits, Dec 2025

Source: SSA, Table 1, April 2026 ↗

Evidence

Publisher: U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, “Congressional Statistics, 2025”
Table / row: Table 1; sheet 'KY - OASDI', row 5
Data as of: December 2025; released April 2026
Licence: CC0 1.0, per the Data.gov record (id US-GOV-SSA-3372; record modified April 27, 2026)
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
Full file: cong_stats25.xlsx ↗
File SHA-256: 7d31378275e2801fafd143bb96877c3407261b24767b935661ab5f915f2fe87f

151,328people receiving SSI payments, Dec 2025

Source: SSA, Table 2, April 2026 ↗

Evidence

Publisher: U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, “Congressional Statistics, 2025”
Table / row: Table 2; sheet 'KY - SSI', row 6
Data as of: December 2025; released April 2026
Licence: CC0 1.0, per the Data.gov record (id US-GOV-SSA-3372; record modified April 27, 2026)
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
Full file: cong_stats25.xlsx ↗
File SHA-256: 7d31378275e2801fafd143bb96877c3407261b24767b935661ab5f915f2fe87f

$2,498,001,122VA direct expenditures in the state, FY2025

Source: VA GDX FY2025, State Direct, September 2026 ↗

Evidence

Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics
File: GDX_FY25.xlsx, sheet 'State Direct Exp', row 21, FIPS 21
Prepared: September 2026 (per the file’s data guide)
Boundaries: 119th Congress districts
Licence: U.S. government work; no licence statement found on the VA page
Retrieved by PORKER: October 16, 2026
File SHA-256: 1cf95d35c842b0064eacb3055db4441a775163919a3e90d21d30d4966aefaf25

Open the Kentucky page, with notes →

Read this first. These describe the state, not the member. They say nothing about what this member did or did not do, and they are never used to rate or rank members.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	14	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	0	None listed
With a committee report listed	1	See the 1 →
With a Congress.gov note	1	See the 1 →

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 119th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

Votes on civilian nominations

237 confirmation roll calls this senator was on the roll for, 119th Congress. A tally of what the record shows, not a score.

Yea 181 (76%)Nay 5 (2%)Not voting 51 (22%)

Not voting · September 30, 2026 · Keith Sonderling Secretary of Labor
Yea · September 23, 2026 · Angela Veronica Colmenero United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Not voting · September 17, 2026 · Kasdin Miller Mitchell United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Not voting · September 15, 2026 · Matthew R. Byrne United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Not voting · August 8, 2026 · Todd Blanche Attorney General
Not voting · August 7, 2026 · Michael Kavoukjian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
Not voting · August 5, 2026 · Erica Schwartz Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Not voting · July 28, 2026 · Walter Clayton Director of National Intelligence

Source: Senate roll call votes, as stored by PORKER ↗

Evidence

What is counted: Senate roll calls in the 119th Congress on the question of confirming a civilian nomination, as recorded on senate.gov. Cloture and procedural votes are not counted.
How it is matched: The vote record names the nomination number; the senator is matched by the Senate member id.
Not voting: Includes absences and any other reason. The record does not say why.

589 of the 617 confirmed civilian nominations show a roll-call vote on their latest-action line; the rest show a voice vote, unanimous consent or another method, with no individual votes. So this is only the roll-call subset. It says nothing about whether any vote was right or wrong.

All confirmed nominations Nominations hub

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 (member stats) · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.