SIDE BY SIDE · 119TH CONGRESS

Mitch McConnell vs. Rand Paul

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Mitch McConnellSENATE · KY · RRules and Administration Chair · U.S. Senator, KentuckyLEAVING

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The record

119TH CONGRESS

MeasureMitch McConnellRand Paul

VOTES WITH PARTY

97%avg 97%

88%avg 97%

MISSED VOTES

15.0%avg 2.9%

4.5%avg 2.9%(the stronger record)

BILLS SPONSORED

52(the stronger record)

BECAME LAW

1(the stronger record)

BIPARTISAN BILLS

8(the stronger record)

BILLS COSPONSORED

COMMITTEES

ARTICLES · 30D

311

115

SCORECARD NET

−1841% positive

+553% positive(the stronger record)

IN OFFICE SINCE

198541 yrs

201115 yrs

Shaded: the stronger record. Unshaded rows are neutral; see “What these numbers mean”.

How they vote together

ROLL CALLS

ALL ROLL CALLS83%Agreed on 620 of 746

PARTY-SPLIT VOTES86%Agreed on 591 of 685

WHERE THEY SPLIT · RECENT KEY VOTESA resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to sectio…REJECTED 47–51 · SEP 29MCCONNELL NAYPAUL YEA Protect College Sports Act of 2026PASSED 77–22 · SEP 28MCCONNELL YEAPAUL NAY Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove…REJECTED 49–50 · SEP 24MCCONNELL NAYPAUL YEA Cloture: Protect College Sports Act of 2026AGREED 74–25 · SEP 24MCCONNELL YEAPAUL NAY Cloture: substitute amendment to Protect College Sports Act of 2026AGREED 70–21 · SEP 22MCCONNELL YEAPAUL NAY Cloture on proceeding: Protect College Sports Act of 2026AGREED 74–24 · SEP 15MCCONNELL YEAPAUL NAY Motion to proceed: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActREJECTED 47–52 · JUN 5MCCONNELL YEAPAUL NAY A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities w…AGREED 50–47 · MAY 19MCCONNELL NAYPAUL YEA

Counts only roll calls where both voted Yea or Nay; Present and missed votes are left out.

Committees

0 SHARED

COMMITTEEMCCONNELLPAUL

Joint Committee on PrintingChair—

Joint Committee on the LibraryVice chair—

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMember—

Appropriations CommitteeMember—

Foreign Relations Committee—Member

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee—Member

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee—Chair

Rules and Administration CommitteeChair—

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee—Member

Bills together

MCCONNELL SPONSORED · PAUL COSPONSORED1

S. 698Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2025Introduced

PAUL SPONSORED · MCCONNELL COSPONSORED1

S. 601A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.Out of committee

Both cosponsored 3 bills this Congress. Lists show the five furthest along.

In the news

30 DAYS · SCORECARD ALL TIME

COVERAGE

311articles, 30 daysMcConnell returns to the Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization41% POSITIVE · SCORECARD −18

115articles, 30 daysSenate Panel Rejects Immunity Motion Backed by Rand Paul53% POSITIVE · SCORECARD +5

Campaign money

FEC

RAISED

$217K

$3.9M

SPENT

$969K

$3.9M

CASH ON HAND

$7.3M

$6.7M

McConnell: 2026 cycle, through Jun 30, 2026. Paul: 2026 cycle, through Jun 30, 2026. From the candidates’ reports to the Federal Election Commission.

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What these numbers mean

GUIDE

WITH PARTYHigh isn’t extreme.Counts only votes where the parties split. A moderate in a disciplined caucus can still score 95%. Check which votes they broke on.

MISSEDAbsences have reasons.Campaigns, illness and family leave drive most absences. Typical members miss about 2%.

BILLSVolume isn’t impact.Most bills never get a vote, and leaders rarely sponsor any. Many ideas pass as amendments inside bigger bills.

SCORECARDNot an approval poll.Nets positive against negative ratings of recorded actions on ChamberLight. Heavily covered people swing more.