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Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Mitch McConnell

R · Republican · U.S. Senator, Kentucky1

In Congress
Since 1985 · 41 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership (+3 more)
Vice Chairman, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
Chairman, Joint Committee on Printing

CommitteesVice Chairman, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library; Chairman, Joint: Printing; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations +1 more2

Participation3

85 / 100

Chamber median 98
778 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

97 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 724 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

11 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 766 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.40

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often McConnell votes with the party on each issue.

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Votes most like5

R Alan Armstrong OK 98% of 123
R John Boozman AR 97% of 754
R Shelley Moore Capito WV 97% of 749

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · Not on the November ballot7

On the ballot against them

Andy BarrRepublican
Charles BookerDemocratic

Data as of Oct 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/mitch-mcconnell

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.congress.gov/member/M000355
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-04. voteview.com/person/14921
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/14921
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  6. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 KY-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-10-05. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KY/2026/
  7. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-03. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

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