RepublicanMitch McConnell
U.S. Senator · Kentucky
U.S. Senator from Kentucky
9 tracked promises, 4 rated
Kentucky
Represents Kentucky statewide
How they won their seat
Mitch McConnell won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky with 57.8% of the vote (1,233,315 votes).
- Mitch McConnell · Republican57.8%1,233,315
- Amy McGrath · Democrat38.2%816,257
- Brad Barron · Libertarian4%85,386
- 5 Other Candidates0%99
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Mitch McConnell's record indicates a focus on defense appropriations, as evidenced by his sponsorship of multiple defense-related bills such as S 2572 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026) and his role as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Additionally, there is a notable emphasis on Kentucky's federal funding interests and national security oversight, as reflected in his positions and committee memberships. Focus areas (from the record): Defense · Federal Funding · National Security · Appropriations · Legislative Process Alignment with declared positions: Consistent. McConnell's sponsored bills and committee roles align with actions related to defense spending and Kentucky's federal funding interests. His active participation in defense appropriations and related legislation is evident. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills or their impact; There is no information on his interactions with constituents or how they influence his decisions; The record does not provide insight into his political strategy or long-term goals beyond the current term. Confidence: high (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Mitch McConnell has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2018. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Mitch McConnell has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 24
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$00%
- Large individual (itemized)$00%
- PAC / committee$1.3M100%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Rural Development, Energy, and CreditOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on AppropriationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of DefenseOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related AgenciesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations — State, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Chairman, Joint Committee on PrintingOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Vice Chairman, Joint Committee of Congress on the LibraryOn record since Jan 2025Chair
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+83 · based on 4 rated promises
- Championed 3
- Fully Kept 1
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2015 · 4 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept4
- Against0
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
9 promises across 9 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Defense budget (FY2026)1
- Defense industrial base / shipbuilding1
- Defense spending1
- Kentucky federal funding1
- National security / foreign policy oversight1
- Public health / vaccines1
- Senate institution / election speech1
- Senate rules / filibuster1
- Senate term / re-election1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)778%
- Reputable news222%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
9 tracked promises
“Pledged that the Senate's legislative filibuster (the 60-vote threshold for most legislation) would be preserved under a Republican Senate majority.”
“As Defense Subcommittee Chairman, committed to sustained, increasing defense investment to rebuild the defense industrial base — reviving American shipbuilding and restocking U.S. munitions — in the FY2026 defense appropriations bill.”
“Committed to press for Fiscal Year 2026 defense appropriations above the administration's budget request, urging colleagues to fund the military at higher levels as the FY26 process began.”
“Pledged to actively use his position as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to pursue increased U.S. defense funding during the 119th Congress.”
“Said a Republican Senate majority would focus its oversight on ensuring timely delivery of weapons and allied assistance to Ukraine, rebuilding and modernizing the U.S. military, standing up to Iran, and shoring up defenses in Asia to deter Chinese aggression.”
“Committed that his current Senate term is his last and that he will not seek re-election in 2026, pledging to serve out the remainder of the term rather than run for an eighth term.”
“Committed to oppose the re-litigation of proven vaccines and cures, publicly criticizing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on those grounds.”
“Named defending the Senate as an institution and protecting political speech in elections as ongoing priorities he would pursue in the 119th Congress.”
“Committed to continue championing Kentucky's federal-funding interests as the 119th Congress proceeds and the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process begins.”
Verified record
539 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $7,878,214, spent $7,356,643, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored 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 14, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 388: A resolution recognizing September 16, 2025, as "National Voter Registration Day". ↗Sep 15, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 362: A resolution to provide for the printing of the Senate Manual for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. ↗Jul 31, 2025
- Sponsored S 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 ↗Jul 31, 2025
- Sponsored S 1674: Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025 ↗May 8, 2025
- Sponsored SCONRES 12: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II. ↗May 5, 2025
- Sponsored S 930: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income capital gains from the sale of certain farmland property which are reinvested in individual retirement plans. ↗Mar 11, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 117: A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. ↗Mar 6, 2025
- Sponsored SRES 94: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. ↗Feb 25, 2025
- Sponsored S 698: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025 ↗Feb 24, 2025
- Sponsored S 500: CAREER Act of 2025 ↗Feb 10, 2025
- Sponsored S 476: White Oak Resiliency Act of 2025 ↗Feb 6, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 539 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 546
- Nay
- 211
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 101
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Not voting
- PN8518Not voting
- PN9304Not voting
- PN9304Not voting
- S4784Not voting
- PN9382Not voting
- PN9303Not voting
- SJRES185Not voting
- PN9382Not voting
- SJRES196Not voting
- PN9303Not voting
- PN9302Not voting
- PN9302Not voting
- PN9307Not voting
- PN9307Not voting
- HCONRES86Not voting
- PN8593Not voting
- HR6644Not voting
- PN73033Not voting
- HR6644Not voting
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
9 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Kentucky federal fundingStated position
Committed to continue championing Kentucky's federal-funding interests as the 119th Congress proceeds and the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process begins.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/2/senator-mcconnell-secures-nearly-2-6-billion-in-federal-funding-for-kentucky-priorities-in-fiscal-year-2026View position & sources → - Defense industrial base / shipbuildingStated position
As Defense Subcommittee Chairman, committed to sustained, increasing defense investment to rebuild the defense industrial base — reviving American shipbuilding and restocking U.S. munitions — in the FY2026 defense appropriations bill.
Sourceshttps://www.legistorm.com/stormfeed/view_rss/2538071/member/70/title/chairman-mcconnell-opening-statement-at-fy26-defense-appropriations-markup.htmlView position & sources → - Defense budget (FY2026)Stated position
Committed to press for Fiscal Year 2026 defense appropriations above the administration's budget request, urging colleagues to fund the military at higher levels as the FY26 process began.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=D4BCC052-6920-45A3-84ED-A6845872CE93View position & sources → - Senate term / re-electionStated position
Committed that his current Senate term is his last and that he will not seek re-election in 2026, pledging to serve out the remainder of the term rather than run for an eighth term.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=2273CE45-0A18-45E6-8B7C-FBA91D9270CCView position & sources → - Public health / vaccinesStated position
Committed to oppose the re-litigation of proven vaccines and cures, publicly criticizing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on those grounds.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=0E0A7640-3015-4EE4-ACDC-CF5683793589View position & sources → - Senate institution / election speechStated position
Named defending the Senate as an institution and protecting political speech in elections as ongoing priorities he would pursue in the 119th Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9ABC42A5-C9F4-4B17-B6BD-F7EAD23AEDA2View position & sources → - Defense spendingStated position
Pledged to actively use his position as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense to pursue increased U.S. defense funding during the 119th Congress.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=9ABC42A5-C9F4-4B17-B6BD-F7EAD23AEDA2View position & sources → - Senate rules / filibusterStated position
Pledged that the Senate's legislative filibuster (the 60-vote threshold for most legislation) would be preserved under a Republican Senate majority.
Sourceshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/mcconnell-expects-filibuster-remain-intact-republicans-winning-control-senateView position & sources → - National security / foreign policy oversightStated position
Said a Republican Senate majority would focus its oversight on ensuring timely delivery of weapons and allied assistance to Ukraine, rebuilding and modernizing the U.S. military, standing up to Iran, and shoring up defenses in Asia to deter Chinese aggression.
Sourceshttps://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=8A565BCA-8864-4F92-8320-247753AD3642View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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