Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell in Summary

Mitch McConnell is an American politician currently serving as Kentucky’s senior United States senator and as Senate majority leader.

Mitch McConnell Biography

McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984. During the 1998 and 2000 election cycles, he was chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. McConnell was elected as Majority Whip in the 108th Congress and was re-elected to the post in 2004.

In November 2006, he was elected Senate minority leader; he held that post until 2015, when Republicans took control of the Senate and he became Senate majority leader.

McConnell holds conservative political positions, although he was known as a pragmatist and a moderate Republican early in his political career. He led opposition to stricter campaign finance laws, culminating in the Supreme Court ruling Citizens United v. FEC that partially overturned the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold) in 2010.

During the Trump administration, Senate Republicans, under McConnell’s leadership, confirmed Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.

McConnell is the second Kentuckian to serve as a party leader in the Senate, the longest-serving U.S. senator for Kentucky in history, and the longest-serving leader of U.S. Senate Republicans in history.

More Information about Mitch McConnell

• Name: Mitch McConnell
• Date Of Birth: February 20, 1942
• Place Of Birth: Sheffield, Alabama, United States
• Main Occupation: Politician