Official portrait of Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senate

Mitch McConnell

U.S. Senator from Kentucky

Party
Republican
In office since
January 3, 1985
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Not an active 2026 candidate in FEC filings

This seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot, but FEC records do not list McConnell as an active candidate who has raised money this cycle. Members who are retiring, or whose campaigns have not reported to the FEC, don’t appear in these records.

Committee assignments5
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the LibraryVice Chairman
  • Joint Committee on PrintingChairman
  • Senate Committee on Rules and AdministrationChairman
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
    • Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
    • Rural Development, Energy, and Credit
    • Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and ResearchChairman
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
    • Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
    • Department of DefenseChairman
    • Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    • Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
    • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
    • Energy and Water Development
Contact
Washington office
317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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