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Summary

Senator Mitch McConnell

Full Name: Mitch McConnell
Office: U.S. Senate (KY) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Elaine Chao; 3 Children: Elly, Claire, Porter
Birth Date: 02/20/1942
Birth Place: Sheffield, AL
Home City: Louisville, KY
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 2172 - Rescinds Bonuses to States for Administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amendment (Yea)

June 19, 2012 - Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture establish standards for high and most improved performance to be used in awarding performance bonus payments ...

S Amdt 2156 - Increases Funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Amendment (Nay)

June 19, 2012 - Appropriates an additional $50 million per year to the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, which provides free fresh fruits and vegetables to students at ...

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Recent Public Statements

Nominations

May 22, 2013 - Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, recently we have seen troubling signs. There are some in the executive branch who would use the power of the Federal ...

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Continued

May 21, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. McCONNELL. For the past two decades, I have been coming to the Senate floor to condemn acts of the Burmese regime ...

Oklahoma Disaster

May 21, 2013 - Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we are all thinking today about the tragic loss of life in Oklahoma yesterday, so this morning I would like to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Positions 27%
2010 Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Positions 7%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $26,449,564.00
Total Spent $21,527,996.00
Cash On Hand $7,383,877.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Mitch McConnell repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://mcconnell.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/RepublicanLeader

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/mitchmcconnell

Washington, D.C.
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541
Fax: 202-224-2499

District
601 West Broadway
Room 630
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: 502-582-6304

District
300 South Main Street
Suite 310
London, KY 40741
Phone: 606-864-2026

District
1885 Dixie Highway
Suite 345
Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: 859-578-0188

District
771 Corporate Drive
Suite 108
Lexington, KY 40503
Phone: 859-224-8286

District
Federal Building
241 East Main Street
Room 102
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: 270-781-1673

District
Professional Arts Building
2320 Broadway
Suite 100
Paducah, KY 42001
Phone: 270-442-4554

Key Staff
Robert Steurer
Press Secretary
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541

Key Staff
Billy Piper
Chief of Staff
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541

Key Staff
Lee Smith
Scheduler
361-A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2541

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