Mitch McConnell
SENATOR (R), KENTUCKY
Born: 1942 • Year Elected: 1985 • Contributions Received: $27,995,202 • Votes Missed: 1%
Email: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/co ...• Website: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/ • Phone: 202-224-2541
CONTROVERSIES: Instrumental in blocking the Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act of 2007, which would have required Senators to file their campaign finance reports electronically to the Federal Election Commission; strong tobacco industry supporter; according to Sourcewatch, pushed $25 million in earmarked federal funds for a British defense contractor that is under criminal investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for bribery. See: Sourcewatch
| TOP CONTRIBUTORS |
FINANCIAL SECTOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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| UST Inc |
$122,500 |
| Ashland Inc |
$107,226 |
| Brown-Forman Corp |
$103,500 |
| UBS AG |
$103,150 |
| Elliott Management |
$96,400 |
| Humana Inc |
$93,602 |
| Guardsmark Inc |
$71,700 |
| United Parcel Service |
$70,900 |
| Peabody Energy |
$70,000 |
| Kindred Healthcare |
$66,100 |
| General Electric |
$63,500 |
| Griffin Industries |
$62,750 |
| Citigroup Inc |
$62,450 |
| FedEx Corp |
$59,000 |
| Philip Morris |
$55,250 |
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TOTAL
$4,441,774
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SECURITIES and INVESTMENT
$1,241,562 |
COMMERCIAL BANKS
$598,755 |
INSURANCE
$866,507 |
MISCELLANEOUS FINANCE
$411,125 |
REAL ESTATE
$917,312 |
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| COMMITTEES |
McCONNELL LINKS |
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry;
Senate Committee on Appropriations;
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration;
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence |
Open Secrets
Maplight
Project Votesmart
Sourcewatch |
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