Mitch McConnell

Longest-serving Senate Republican leader. 40 years in Senate. Announced retirement in 2025.

Before politics: Attorney (brief), Jefferson County Judge/Executive

44Integrity

56Sleaze

74Barnacle

26Citizen

Barnacle Score Breakdown

Tenure25/25

41 years in office

Citizen Ratio13.2/20

21 yrs private sector

Wealth Gap16.2/25

Est. $34.0M net worth

Revolving Door5/15

Staff/lobbyist signal

Entrenchment15/15

In current role since 1985

Wealth Context

Govt Salary Ceiling

$6.2M

41 yrs × $150k/yr

Estimated Net Worth

$34.0M

Public disclosure estimate

Unexplained Gap

$27.9M

Above salary ceiling

AI Integrity Analysis

Voting Record

Electoral Count Reform ActYES

Democracy · 2022

CARES ActYES

Economy · 2020

Tax Cuts and Jobs ActYES

Taxes · 2017

Affordable Care Act RepealNO

Healthcare · 2017

Merrick Garland SCOTUS nominationNO

Judiciary · 2016

Donor Contributions

No donor data available.

Public Statements

"Winners make policy and losers go home."

Politics · Senate floor speech · 2017

"One of my proudest moments was when I looked at Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'"

Judiciary · Fancy Farm political picnic · 2016

"I want the Iranian regime to understand that any nuclear deal made by this administration will be nothing more than an executive agreement."

Foreign Policy · Open letter to Iranian leaders · 2015

"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."

Politics · National Journal interview · 2010