Mitch McConnell
U.S. Senator from Kentucky
Addison Mitchell McConnell III was born in February 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama. He overcame polio as a toddler. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve but was medically discharged for optic neuritis.
He served as deputy U.S. assistant attorney general in President Gerald Ford’s administration. He then served as Jefferson County Judge/Executive in Kentucky. In 1984, he was elected to the U.S. Senate. He first served as Senate Minority Leader from 2006 to 2015. He then became the majority leader. He reverted to minority leader in 2021. He is the longest-serving leader of his party in the history of the U.S. Senate.
McConnell is divorced from Sherill Redmon, with whom he has three daughters, and is married to Elaine Chao. He is a Southern Baptist.
In the News…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed the importance of the filibuster, warning that if it were removed, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia would be approved as states, creating a permanent political majority for the opposing party.
Senator McConnell said that, without the filibuster, “They’ll admit the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico as two new states… and then they’ll go after the Supreme Court.” He said the measure supports bipartisanship and eliminates “bad ideas.” The 82-year-old senator announced early this year that this would be his last term as a party leader in the Senate, but will serve out his current Senate term.
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The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
