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U.S. Senator from Kentucky

Mitch McConnell

Republican · Kentucky

Longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. Former Senate Majority and Minority Leader. Pivotal role in reshaping federal judiciary with conservative judges.

Record

Highly influential conservative. Blocked Merrick Garland's SCOTUS nomination. Confirmed three Trump Supreme Court justices. Opposed most Democratic legislation including ACA and stimulus bills.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (1 on record)

  • 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. (Signed into law, May 14, 2026)
    This bill authorizes the Capitol Police Board to increase the mandatory retirement age for a member of the Capitol Police to up to age 62. Under current law, members of the Capitol Police are generally subject to mandatory retirement at age 57 (with some exceptions), but may receive a waiver from…

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S. 2 — Hirono Amdt. No. 5506 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — S. Res. 690 (Resolution Agreed to, May 11, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 690 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Apr 30, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • S.5025 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • S.1532 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit. (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • S.1806 — Business Owners Protection Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
  • S.645 — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
  • S.3981 — BRAVE Burma Act (Introduced, Mar 4, 2026)
  • S.1261 — CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jan 29, 2026)
  • S.3697 — SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 27, 2026)
  • S.593 — Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 18, 2025)

Voting analysis

Mitch McConnell has sat in the Senate since the mid-nineteen-eighties, a span exceeded by almost nobody in the chamber's modern history. He holds more gavels than any other member reviewed here, and he departs from his conference less often than his own state colleague does.

First elected in 1985, now serving across 21 terms. Mitch McConnell falls in the veteran cohort.

9.4%
Votes against the Republican majority
202
Roll calls where a party majority formed
14 of 51
Rank among Senate Republicans, most defections first

Joint resolutions, against the party

The striking element is what he breaks on. Several of his departures are joint resolutions that passed with Democratic support and Republican opposition — he voted yes on each while the conference voted no. He also opposed amendments offered by colleagues on his own side, including on an appropriations measure and a tax bill.

For a member who spent years setting the chamber's floor schedule, choosing to be recorded against the conference on resolutions rather than on bills is a particular kind of dissent: it registers on questions of disapproval and authority rather than on the legislative programme.

The 10 most recent of 19 roll calls where Mitch McConnell voted against the Senate Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
Paul Amdt. No. 4272
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 to H.R. 7148 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
S.J.Res. 88
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 88 · roll call 119		Oct 30, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 77
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 77 · roll call 119		Oct 29, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 81
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 81 · roll call 119		Oct 28, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 2296
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3535
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3535 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Oct 9, 2025Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 4
Shaheen Amdt. No. 2898
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2898 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jul 17, 2025Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 4
Coons Amdt. No. 2856
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2856 to S.Amdt. 2853 to H.R. 4 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Jul 16, 2025Amendment RejectedYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 37
S.J. Res. 37
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 37 · roll call 119		Apr 2, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 1968
Paul Amdt. No. 1266
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)
H.R. 82
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 82 · roll call 118		Dec 21, 2024Bill PassedNay (party: Yea)

The steadier of Kentucky's two senators

Kentucky's Senate delegation has the highest internal defection average of any two-member Republican pairing here, because his colleague leads the conference in departures. Measured against that, McConnell sits well below.

Among the 2 Republicans in the Kentucky delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 21.4%. Mitch McConnell is below that average at 9.4%.

Committee reach and a single bill

He chairs the Rules and Administration Committee, the defense appropriations subcommittee, an agriculture subcommittee and the Joint Committee on Printing, and serves as vice chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library — a portfolio spanning the chamber's procedures, its buildings and the largest single pot of discretionary money in the budget.

Against that, his displayed sponsorship is almost empty: one bill, raising the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police. None of his displayed filings carries a subject classification, so no policy ranking appears. Influence at this level is exercised through what reaches the floor, not through what a member introduces.

1295
Bills sponsored
2840
Bills cosponsored

Of the 1 most recent of those, 1 currently sit at Signed into law.

Attendance

He misses more votes than most senators. As everywhere on this site, the figure records participation only.

8.2%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
18
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Mitch McConnell has 1295 bills sponsored, 2840 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library (Vice Chairman)
  • Joint Committee on Printing (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Defense (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development

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