Mitch McConnell — Pro-police-funding: D+
Mitch McConnell voted for the Pro-police-funding side 67% of the time on 12 counted Senate votes, for a grade of D+. No qualifying votes were missed.
Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)
A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.
How did Mitch McConnell vote on crime?
| Date | Bill | What it was | Side counted | Mitch McConnell's vote | Matched side? | Official roll call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-07-11 | S1970 | Omnibus crime bill with tougher sentences (1990) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 147 |
| 1991-07-11 | S1241 | Violent Crime Control Act (1991) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 125 |
| 1993-11-19 | HR3355 | Senate crime bill funding more police officers (1993) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 384 |
| 1994-08-25 | HR3355 | 1994 crime law funding 100,000 police officers | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 295 |
| 2023-03-08 | HJRES26 | Overturned DC's rewrite that lowered some criminal penalties | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 49 |
| 2023-05-16 | HJRES42 | Overturned DC's police-accountability law (flag: confirm direction) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 126 |
| 2025-02-21 | SCONRES7 | Budget fund to hire more police | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 81 |
| 2025-03-06 | S331 | HALT Fentanyl Act: permanent tougher fentanyl penalties (step) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 110 |
| 2025-03-13 | S331 | HALT Fentanyl Act (cloture) | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 124 |
| 2025-03-14 | S331 | HALT Fentanyl Act passage | Yea | Yea | Yes | Roll call 127 |
| 2026-06-05 | S2 | Funds local police hiring | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 160 |
| 2026-06-05 | S2 | Compensates Capitol Police officers from January 6 | Yea | Nay | No | Roll call 159 |