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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Kentucky College of Law - JD (1967)

  Activities and notes: Student Bar Association, president

• University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences - BA, political science, with honors (1964)

  Activities and notes: Student body president

• duPont Manual High School (Louisville, Ky.) - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 57.76%

  Republican
  Amy Melinda McGrath, 38.23%

  Democrat
  Brad Barron, 4.00%

  Libertarian

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 56.19%

  Republican
  Alison Case Lundergan Grimes (Alison Lundergan), 40.72%

  Democrat
  David M. Patterson, 3.08%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 52.97%

  Republican
  Bruce Lunsford, 47.03%

  Democrat

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 64.68%

  Republican
  Lois Combs Weinberg, 35.32%

  Democrat

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 55.45%

  Republican
  Steven Lynn Beshear (Steve), 42.85%

  Democrat

• 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 52.19%

  Republican
  G. Harvey Sloane, 47.81%

  Democrat

• 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Kentucky (Class 2)
  Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. (Mitch), 49.91%

  Republican
  Walter Darlington Huddleston (Dee), 49.50%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Jefferson County, Ky. (Dec. 1977-Dec. 1984)

  Judge/Executive

• U.S. Department of Justice (1975)

  Acting Assistant Attorney General

• U.S. Department of Justice (1974-1975)

  Deputy Assistant Attorney General

• Sen. Marlow Cook (R-KY) (1968-1970)

  Legislative Assistant

Associated Organizations

• Harvard Business School

  Member, Board of Dean's Advisers

• University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law

  Member, Visiting Committee

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.)

  Ex Officio Member, Board of Trustees

• McConnell Senate Committee (Kentucky)

• McConnell Senate Committee '14 (Kentucky)

• Bluegrass Committee

• Kentucky Bar Association (1967-)

• National Republican Senatorial Committee (1997-2001)

  Chair

• Jefferson County, Ky. (1978-1985)

  Judge-Executive

Awards

• Titan of Public Service Award (Orrin G. Hatch Foundation) (July 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Distinguished Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Person of the Year (WholeFoods Magazine) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Leadership Service Award (Waterways Council Inc.) (Feb. 2018)

• Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Leadership Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Congressional Champion (Teach for America) (Feb. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2014)

• Defender of Liberty Award (American Conservative Union) (Feb. 21, 2013)

Military History

• U.S. Army Reserve (March 1967-Aug. 1967)

  Private

Publications

• The U.S. Senate and the Commonwealth: Kentucky Lawmakers and the Evolution of Legislative Leadership (2019)

• The Long Game: A Memoir (2016)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

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

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Leadership Office:

Address:	S-230, The Capitol Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-2541
Fax:	202-224-2499

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Privately Financed Travel

13 trips taken between 2000 - 2005 costing $36,362

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 1/13/2005: Woven area rug from Afghanistan ($100.00)
• 12/11/2006: Ceramic vase from Taihwa Pottery Co. with wooden stand from Taiwan ($225.00)
• 12/21/2012: Chivas Brothers scotch whisky from Pakistan ($480.00)
• 11/14/2004: Transportation within Israel via military aircraft to view security fence and other strategic sites from Israel
• 3/29/2011: Moon jar. from South Korea ($2,000.00)
• 10/14/2011: Two white porcelain pottery figures from South Korea ($350.00)
• 6/19/2014: Blue and white procelain from Taiwan ($399.94)
• 3/15/2007: Pair of cufflinks with replica of King Sitric of Dublin from Ireland ($130.00)
• 9/18/2008: Small wooden model of an ancient sailing ship from Kuwait ($300.00)
• 4/27/2009: Glass lamp with decorative polished stone holder from Jordan ($100.00)
• 9/9/2009: Framed gold embossed metal artwork of Chinese ship from China ($202.00)
• 5/12/2010: Oriental rug from Afghanistan ($300.00)
• 10/12/2011: Lacquered jewlery box from South Korea ($200.00)
• 1/9/2012: Lasting Impressions gift basket from Qatar ($200.00)
• 9/12/2012-9/19/2012: Painting by artist Aung Min Min from Myanmar ($300.00)
• 9/24/2012: Burmese painting from Myanmar ($250.00)
• 12/19/2012: Chivas Brothers scotch whiskey from Pakistan ($160.00)
• 6/11/2014: Sullivan's cove single malt whiskey from Australia ($146.00)
• 3/25/2015: Lapis lazuli stone from Afghanistan ($150.00)
• 4/30/2015: Gold-plated replica of parliament building from Myanmar ($110.00)
• 6/1/2015: Royal Delft plate, framed picture of the King and Queen of the Netherlands from Netherlands ($759.00)
• 6/11/2015: Montblanc pen from Iraq ($220.00)
• 4/5/2009: Transportation within Egypt from Multinational Force and Observers
• 12/13/2015: Engraved silver Tiffany & Co. box from Qatar ($135.00)
• 1/1/2016: Silver horse sculpture from Saudi Arabia ($700.00)
• 8/3/2016: Silver frame from India ($100.00)
• 11/29/2017: William & Son pen set from Bahrain ($600.00)
• 6/19/2018: Silver Tray from Spain ($146.00)

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Commodities, Risk Management and Trade Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research Subcommittee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Defense Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Subcommittee
Senate Appropriations Committee State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee
• Senate Rules and Administration Committee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Ex Officio

Caucuses

• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus
• Senate Auto Caucus
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference, Floor Leader
• Senate Rural Health Care Caucus
• Senate Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Meuser LD heads to renewable-energy lobby

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 21, 2022
  After working for four congressional Republicans and the Trump administration, a Hill staffer has made his first pass through the revolving door for the renewable-energy sector. read more

• SCOTUS nominee has Hill all atwitter

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on March 17, 2016
  The Hill was all atwitter after President Barack Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by Judge Antonin Scalia's passing. Garland is the chief judge on the D.C. Circuit's U.S. Court of Appeals.  read more

• Farewell John Boehner - Departing Speaker gets bipartisan sendoff

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Oct. 30, 2015
  It is Rep. John Boehner's (R-Ohio) last day in Congress after a five-year speakership and a 24-year career. When he first announced his surprise resignation in late September, it was met with empathy, cynicism and some errant cheering from his own party. Now, members this week have paused to give their final farewell as the gavel passes to an apprehensive and unenvied Paul Ryan. read more

• Former controversial Lee aide ditches Senate for think tank

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Sept. 22, 2015
  An influential aide to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) who ruffled the feathers of GOP leadership is letting Heritage dictate her future. read more

• Congress tweets as SCOTUS issues ACA ruling

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on June 26, 2015
  As the Supreme Court upheld the federal health care exchanges under ObamaCare yesterday, Congress took to the Twitterverse to express their mixed feelings about the outcome. read more

• Lobbyists fill payrolls of all but 45 congressional offices

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Oct. 24, 2014
  Only 45 congressional offices, 15 Democratic and 30 Republican, have never had a former lobbyist on staff, a LegiStorm analysis shows. read more

• McConnell staffer moves to Anheuser-Busch

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Sept. 19, 2014
  A Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) staff assistant and the granddaughter of a former Kentucky senator and baseball Hall of Famer has moved to K Street. read more

• The Simmons and Russell Group signs its first client

  Posted by Katie Barrows on March 5, 2014
  The former chiefs of staff to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (Ark.) have signed on one of the country's largest energy companies as their first lobbying client at their new venture, Simmons and Russell Group LLC. read more

• Former top Senate Republican aide weathers the lobbying world

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Oct. 25, 2013
  A GOP Hill veteran is taking the lobbying world by storm, taking on the Weather Channel as a client. read more

• The Partisanship of Grieving

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 5, 2013
  Even in grief, Congress maintains its partisanship.Both Democrats and Republicans issued statements mourning the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)'s death Monday. However, an analysis of all the press releases and tweets made available in LegiStorm's StormFeed database reveals that Democrats were much more likely to express sorrow toward their colleague than were Republicans. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on May 25, 2012
  When Laura Dove left the Senate last month as a key floor aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), she updated her LinkedIn profile with her new place of employment: Dove-Solomon Family Sabbatical Inc.  read more

• Posted by LegiStorm on Oct. 19, 2011
  Billy Piper, Sen. Mitch McConnell's chief of staff who left in January to become a lobbyist, disclosed he will be making in the range of $250,001-$500,000 a year. Piper's new role as senior vice president of government affairs with Fierce, Isakowitz and Blalock also brought him a signing bonus of $15,001-$50,000.

• A small change to earmark totals

  Posted by LegiStorm on Nov. 18, 2010
  LegiStorm has made a small change to our earmark pages to make it easier for users to compare members by total earmarks, and to see exactly what goes into the numbers. read more