Senator Mitch McConnell's Special Interest Group Ratings

Biographical

Full Name: Mitch McConnell
Current Office: U.S. Senate - 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
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Budget, Spending and Taxes

2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 78% 2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 89% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 6% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 22% 2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 10% 2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 90% 2011 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 91% 2010 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 94% 2010 National Taxpayers Union - Positions on Tax and Spending 97% 2009 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 86% 2009 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 88% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Lifetime Score 69% 2008 Citizens Against Government Waste - Positions 79% 2007-2008 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 90% 2007 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 2007 FreedomWorks - Positions 67% 2006 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2006 FreedomWorks - Positions 92% 2006 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 81% 2005-2006 Citizens for Tax Justice - Positions 0% 2005-2006 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 100% 2005 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2005 FreedomWorks - Positions 75% 2005 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 75% 2005 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 10% 2004 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 2004 American Shareholders Association - Positions 100% 2004 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 71% 2004 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 20% 2003-2004 FreedomWorks - Positions 86% 2003-2004 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 90% 2003 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 2003 American Shareholders Association - Positions 100% 2003 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 76% 2002 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2002 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 64% 2002 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 27% 2001-2002 Concord Coalition - Positions 51% 2001-2002 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 97% 2001 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 2001 American Shareholders Association - Positions 100% 2001 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 81% 2001 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 40% 2000 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 95% 2000 Concord Coalition - Positions 20% 2000 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 18% 1999-2000 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 97% 1999 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 100% 1999 Concord Coalition - Positions 8% 1999 National Taxpayers Union - Positions 75% 1998 Americans for Tax Reform - Positions 90% 1998 Concord Coalition - Positions 30% 1998 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 63% 1998 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 24% 1997-1998 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 93% 1997 Concord Coalition - Positions 65% 1997 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 84% 1997 Taxpayers for Common Sense - Positions 28% 1996 Concord Coalition - Positions 46% 1995-1996 National Tax Limitation Committee - Positions 100% 1995 Concord Coalition - Positions 44% 1995 National Taxpayers Union - Spending Score 86% 1994 Competitive Enterprise Institute - Taxes Score 100% 1994 Competitive Enterprise Institute - Spending Score 54% 1994 Competitive Enterprise Institute - Total Score 66% 1994 Competitive Enterprise Institute - Budget Score 71% 1994 Competitive Enterprise Institute - Deregulation Score 86%

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