Feb 13, 2025Voted no
Confirmation: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
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RepublicanKentucky · U.S. Senator
Mitch
McConnell
U.S. Senator for Kentucky
In office
41 yrsSince Jan 1985
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
84Born Feb 20, 1942
Party
Republican
What they stand for
McConnell has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Voted against party on close confirmation votesMcConnell cast votes against the majority of his party on three Senate confirmation proceedings, each decided by a margin of fewer than five votes. These votes — on PN.11-7, PN.11-8, and PN.11-16 — were among the most closely contested confirmation actions of the current Congress.
- 02Sponsored federal prison oversight legislationMcConnell sponsored the Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 (S.698), a reintroduced measure referred to committee. The bill has been introduced in multiple prior Congresses, indicating sustained attention to oversight of the federal prison system.
- 03Sponsored career and workforce development legislationMcConnell sponsored the CAREER Act of 2025 (S.500), a bill referred to committee and reintroduced for the fourth time. The legislation addresses career and workforce development policy.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Addison Mitchell McConnell III serves as the senior United States Senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since January 3, 1985. He is in his seventh Senate term and is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. McConnell served as leader of the Senate Republican Conference from 2007 to 2025, including two stints as minority leader and a period as majority leader from 2015 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. His sponsored legislation in the current Congress includes the CAREER Act of 2025 (S.500), the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025 (S.1674), and the Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 (S.698). He also voted against his party on three high-profile confirmation votes decided by narrow margins (PN.11-7, PN.11-8, PN.11-16).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Feb 12, 2025Voted no
Confirmation: Tulsi Gabbard, of HI, to be Director of National Intelligence
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Jan 24, 2025Voted no
Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
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May 8, 2025Sponsored
Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025
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Feb 24, 2025Sponsored
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025
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03 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
McConnell raised $174K this cycle, with 80.2% of receipts coming from "other" sources, 10.7% from individuals, and 8.6% from PACs. Itemized contributions account for 92.2% of individual giving. Top PAC contributors include Freedom Fund, McConnell for the Majority, and DTE Energy Company PAC. Outside independent expenditures totaled $11.3M opposing McConnell — led by Ditch Fund ($8.1M), Save America Fund ($1.9M), and The Lincoln Project ($464K) — against $275K in supporting expenditures from Senate Leadership Fund ($202K) and National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund ($53K).
Total raised · 2026
$174K
Cash on hand
$7.3M
Spent
$934K
By source
- Individuals$19K · 10.7%
- PACs$15K · 8.6%
- Other$140K · 80.2%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)7.8%
Top PAC contributors
Outside spending · 2020
Supporting McConnell
Opposing McConnell
- DITCH FUNDFEC ↗$8.1M
- SAVE AMERICA FUNDFEC ↗$1.9M
- THE LINCOLN PROJECTFEC ↗$464K
- END CITIZENS UNITEDFEC ↗$393K
- MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTIONFEC ↗$120K
- THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGNFEC ↗$111K
- AFT SOLIDARITYFEC ↗$88K
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALLIANCE PAC , SERVING WA, AK, ID, HI, IN, KYFEC ↗$75K
- BOOKER FOR THE PEOPLE, LTDFEC ↗$75K
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESFEC ↗$55K
Independent expenditures from super PACs and other groups, separate from contributions to the candidate’s own campaign. These committees may not coordinate with the campaign.
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