Senate Files

Senators

Kentucky

They vote alike 83% of the time

Each dot is a state's two senators: how often they voted the same way on the 119th Congress's roll calls they both cast. Blue: two Democrats (Independents count with them); red: two Republicans; gray: one of each. Kentucky is ringed.

83%7%100%

The two of them among all 100 senators

Each dot is a senator; McConnell and Paul are ringed.

Raised

Their campaign's receipts in its latest two-year period (FEC); a log scale

McConnell: $279KPaul: $4.6M$49K$115.9M

Votes with their party

On party votes in the 119th Congress: most Democrats against most Republicans

Paul: 88.2%McConnell: 96.5%79.5%100.0%

Missed votes

Share of the 119th Congress's roll calls they didn't vote on

Paul: 4.5%McConnell: 15.0%0.0%15.0%

Lobbyists' giving

Contributions and honors lobbyists and their firms report giving them (LD-203), 2021 on; a log scale

Paul: $1.2MMcConnell: $9.5M$6,000$11.9M

Money from out of state

Share of their itemized individual contributions from donors outside their state, latest period (FEC)

Paul: 89%McConnell: 94%21%98%

Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress (Congress.gov)

McConnell: 14Paul: 582191

Voting record

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from every roll call they cast

McConnell: 0.40Paul: 0.88← more liberalmore conservative →

Their committees

Lobbying clients based in Kentucky

284 clients based here filed 3,358 quarterly lobbying reports since 2021, totaling $99.0M. The biggest:

The top 25
ClientMain issuesReportsTotaling
HUMANA INCDEF, MMM, TAX23$29.0M
YUM! BRANDS INCLBR, SCI, SMB23$7.6M
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYEDU, AGR, BUD23$2.8M
KINDRED HEALTHCAREHCR, MMM7$2.6M
U.S. HEMP ROUNDTABLEAGR23$1.8M
KINDRED HEALTHCARE D/B/A SCIONHEALTHMMM, HCR23$1.6M
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATIONAVI, TRA, LBR23$1.4M
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU FEDERATIONAGR, IMM, TRD23$1.4M
BAMBOO HEALTHHCR, MMM, GOV19$1.3M
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLEBUD, HCR, EDU21$1.3M
YUM RESTAURANT SERVICES GROUP, LLCAGR, ENV, FOO23$1.1M
BARBARA BANKEAGR23$1.1M
LG&E AND KU ENERGY LLCUTI21$1.1M
NATIONAL ASSN OF STATE TREASURERS (NAST)EDU, TAX, FIN23$1.1M
KINDRED HEALTHCARE D/B/A SCIONHEALTH (FKA KINDRED HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC)HCR23$1.0M
THE JOCKEY CLUBALC, ANI, GAM23$1.0M
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PHYSICIANSHCR, MMM23$1.0M
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEMEDU22$1.0M
RESCARE INC (DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES)MMM, LBR, HCR20$940K
PRYSMIAN GROUPMAN17$930K
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICESMMM, PHA, HCR4$920K
MIDDLEGROUND CAPITALPOS23$890K
BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEMHCR, MMM, VET23$851K
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATEDGAM, SPO, TOU23$780K
KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONHCR20$760K