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Mitch McConnell

Party
Republican
Latest Office Held:
US Senate, KY
Latest Office Sought:
US Senate, KY
McCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch), a Senator from Kentucky; born in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala., February 20, 1942; attended Louisville, Ky. public schools; graduated, University of Louisville 1964; graduated, University of Kentucky Law School, Lexington 1967; admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1967; legislative assistant to Senator Marlow Cook 1968-1970; Deputy Assistant United States Attorney for Legislative Affairs 1974-1975; Acting Assistant Attorney General 1975; elected judge-executive of Jefferson County, Ky., 1978-1985; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1984; reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; Republican party whip (2003-2007); minority leader (2007-); chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Fourth Congress), National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Fifth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses), Rules and Administration (One Hundred Sixth Congress, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001]).

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$37,620,146 Received
Information

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  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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covers through Q3 2012

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    87% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Individuals vs. PACs

    in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Employees
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    PAC
    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.

  • Bundled Lobbyist Contributions

    Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.
    Bundler Amount
    D. Brett Hale, Hale, D Brett $35,800

  • Recent and upcoming fundraisers

    Full invitations can be viewed at Party Time
    Date Event
    June 17, 2013
    Venue:
    Dinner w/ Republican Leader Mitch McConnell at
    May 22, 2013
    Venue:
    Reception honoring Mitch McConnell at Credit Union House
    March 12, 2013
    Venue:
    Re-Elect Breakfast at R.B. Murphy and Associates
    Feb. 6, 2013
    Venue:
    Bluegrass Committee Reception at National Republican Senatorial Committee
    Jan. 28, 2013
    Venue:
    McConnell Senate Committee Dinner at TBD
View all campaign finance data for Mitch McConnell Sources: OpenSecrets.org Party Time

Earmarks

$461,413,325 Allocated
Information

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For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.

View all earmarks data for Mitch McConnell Sources: OpenSecrets.org