THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
McConnell's $5.7 million contribution profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors (91 percent) rather than PACs and committees (9 percent), with $268,000 in separately tracked party and leadership money. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in legal and lobbying services (14 percent), health services (12 percent), and commercial banking (8 percent), a pattern reflected among his individual donors who predominantly work in law, healthcare, and construction. His voting record spans 117 recorded votes with no stock trade disclosures on file during the period reviewed.
Raised · all cycles$5.7M▼ 83% in ’24 vs ’22#41 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share14%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes7on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds McConnell (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How McConnell voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 7 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is McConnell's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$137K
REPUBLIC BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
corporation
2$45K
CHARLES A. KLEIN SONS INC.
employees
3$26K
FIERCE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
employees
4$26K
WINGED KEEL GROUP
employees
5$25K
RMV
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap84%
Mitch McConnell (R) voted YEA sjres18-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 3531 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution nullifies a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping overdraft charges at $5 for very large Commercial Banks. Senator Mitch McConnell voted YEA on sjres18-119. Commercial Banks represents 15.0% of McConnell's identifiable donor base ($147.42M, ranking #7 in his party), and Commercial Banks companies filed 3,531 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap84%
Mitch McConnell (R) voted YEA sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 3531 active lobbying filings
The joint resolution sjres13-119 would nullify a Treasury Department rule that tightened procedures for reviewing bank mergers in the Commercial Banks industry. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted YEA on the resolution. Commercial Banks represents 15.0% of McConnell's identifiable donor base ($147.42M, ranking #7 in his party), and Commercial Banks companies filed 3,531 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Appropriations
Rules and Administration · Chairman
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesRetail & Consumer
D
Darline Graham
R-SC · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesRetail & Consumer
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesRetail & Consumer
David Kustoff
R-TN · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesCommercial Banks
Brad Sherman
D-CA · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesCommercial Banks
John W. Rose
R-TN · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesCommercial Banks