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Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and attorney who has been a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been Kentucky's senior U.S. senator since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, McConnell is in his seventh Senate term, making him the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. He led the Senate Republican Conference from 2007 to 2025, serving once as ma…
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It has been my life. There may be more distinguished members of this body throughout our history, but I doubt there are any with more admiration for it.
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2027· 1 entry
2026· 58 entries
“It has been my life. There may be more distinguished members of this body throughout our history, but I doubt there are any with more admiration for it.”
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“That said, I believe more strongly than ever that America’s global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed. For as long as I am drawing breath on this earth I will defend American exceptionalism.”
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“I still have enough gas in the tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm which they have become accustomed.”
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“A moment when I am certain I have helped preserve the ideals I so strongly believe. It arrived today.”
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“So I stand before you today ... to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”
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“s confirmation. In August, McConnell called Sotomayor”
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“s confirmation, saying she was not forthcoming enough about her”
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“s impeachment trial, he would be in”
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“if [Obama is] willing to meet us halfway on some of the biggest issues, it”
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International Business Times UK: Mitch McConnell's 'Eerie' Senate Video Shows Him Barely Moving for Hours Just 10 Days Before Hospitalisation
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Contexto Tucumán: Mitch McConnell enfrenta un momento crítico durante su intervención
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Senate Republican leaders say they've spoken to Mitch McConnell as he remains hospitalized - ABC News
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WLKY: Still absent from public view, Mitch McConnell sends remarks about Louisville project
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Yahoo: Videos Show ‘Confused’ Mitch McConnell Casting Wrong Votes on Senate Floor Prior to Hospitalization
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mlive: Mitch McConnell’s GOP colleague questions need for more health details: ‘Happens to all of us’
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WBKO: Gov. Beshear disgruntled over Sen Mitch McConnell silence
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TMZ: Mitch McConnell Repeatedly Confused on Senate Floor
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MS NOW: Where is Mitch McConnell? The Weeknight demands answers after two months of absence
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The Times of India: ‘MITCH MCCONNELL TO RESIGN?’: Trump Turns On GOP Veteran After 69 Days Of Absence; WH Shocked
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Yahoo: Mitch McConnell Reverses Vote on Senate Floor
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Yahoo: Mitch McConnell Gets Help From Bernie Moreno on Senate Vote
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Yahoo: Mitch McConnell Gets Voting Directed From Senate Clerk
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Yahoo: Mitch McConnell Stays Seated For Nearly Six Hours During Series Of Senate Votes
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Northeastern Global News: What’s ailing Sen. Mitch McConnell? Why it’s hard to know.
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SILive.com: Late night host floats crazy scenario about Trump and Melania’s marriage. And Mitch McConnell?
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MediaPost: Is Mitch McConnell Schrodinger's Senator? 07/20/2026
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Washington Examiner: Rand Paul says he doesn’t understand the buzz over Mitch McConnell’s health
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MS NOW: Rep. Val Demings: Mitch McConnell Calling Himself ‘Grim Reaper’ is a Disgrace
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ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos: Video President Trump's changing tune on Mitch McConnell - ABC News
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WAVE News: Gov. Beshear on Louisville VA Hospital Delay, Mitch McConnell, and Data Center Mandates
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dnronline.com: Do you think Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is alive?
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People.com: Jimmy Fallon Jokes That Melania Trump Ran Off with Mitch McConnell After Her Month-Long Absence from Public Eye
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CNN: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear quips that he’d name a term limit bill after GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell
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Snopes rated the claim “U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., voted against or blocked measures mandating employees receive sick leave in 1993, 2015, 2020 and 2022.” Mostly True.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “August 3 procession in Louisville, Kentucky was to bring Mitch McConnell's corpse to the coroner's office” Unsupported.
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Snopes rated the claim “The dead body of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, was transported to a Kentucky coroner on Aug. 3, 2026.” False.
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Public attention spiked: 31,475 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 9,070, with 9 article edits. Editors noted: discharged from the rehabilitation center
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Public attention spiked: 35,458 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.9× the usual 9,070, with 26 article edits. Coverage that week: “Mitch McConnell still not cleared to resume Senate duties, office says” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 29,431 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 9,070, with 35 article edits. Editors noted: All-caps and other citation improvements
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mitch McConnell hospital photo containing possible AI glitches was posted by McConnell's staff” Not Official.
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Public attention spiked: 62,199 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.9× the usual 9,070, with 7 article edits. Editors noted: June 2026 hospitalization I saw comments in some source about this, but I don't see any medical equipment in the photo. Perhaps it was about a different picture
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Public attention spiked: 48,222 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.3× the usual 9,070, with 10 article edits. Coverage that week: “The Mitch McConnell mystery is solved. But it doesn’t look good for America | Moira Donegan” (The Guardian).
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Garbled text visible in the newspaper of Mitch McConnell's proof of life photo shows the photo was AI-generated.” Not In Focus.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “July 2026 photo of Mitch McConnell has been publicly available since 2023” Modern Mitch.
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Public attention spiked: 453,550 Wikipedia readers in one day, 50× the usual 9,070, with 151 article edits. Editors noted: period (only) after sentence
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A screenshot authentically showed that U.S Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., posted proof of life on X including a picture of himself holding a copy of The Washington Post on July 7, 2026.” Fake.
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. US Senator Mitch McConnell is alive as of July 8, 2026. He has been hospitalized since June 14 but remains conscious and has spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso among others. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “As of July 7, 2026, a viral post claims that U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell is dead.” The claim is false. US Senator Mitch McConnell is alive as of July 8, 2026. He has been hospitalized since June 14 but remains conscious and has spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso among others..
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Lead Stories rated the claim “This is a real photo of Mitch McConnell on life support” AI Mitch.
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Snopes rated the claim “An image shared online in early July 2026 authentically shows Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in the hospital.” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Rep. Jack Kimble is a real Congressman who spoke with friend Mitch McConnell.” Satire Account.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mitch McConnell's wife Elaine Chao went to China after he was hospitalised with a cardiac arrest” Already There.
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McConnell was found unconscious at his home and was rushed to a hospital
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Published video “SAC-D FY27 Defense Budget Hearing Q&A”.
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Published video “McConnell Remarks at SAC-D FY27 Defense Budget Hearing”.
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Published video “McConnell On War With Iran, Aligned Adversaries, and Fallen Kentuckian”.
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Published video “McConnell Comments on War Powers, Next Steps in Iran”.
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Published video “McConnell Delivers Remarks on NATO, Greenland, and the Credibility of U.S. Alliance Commitments”.
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And planned to retire at the end of his term in 2027
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2025· 8 entries
Published video “McConnell Delivers Senate Floor Speech on Louisville UPS Plane Crash”.
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Published video “McConnell: Servicemembers Deserve Open Gov’t, Full-Year Defense Funding”.
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Fell at the US Capitol Building while being doorstepped by an amateur reporter, whose cameraman recorded the incident
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Published video “09.11.25 WPSD-TV: Paducah Chamber's DC Fly-In”.
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Published video “McConnell: We Should Grow Hemp and Protect Kids at the Same Time”.
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Published video “Chairman McConnell Opening Statement at FY26 Defense Appropriations Markup”.
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McConnell announced he would not run for an eighth Senate term in 2026 and would retire from politics
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Career landmark: United States senator (2025).
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2024· 5 entries
McConnell fell during a Senate Republican Conference policy luncheon, spraining his wrist and cutting his face
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Awarded Order of Merit, 1st class (2024).
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McConnell announced that he would step down as the Senate Republican Conference leader in January 2025, but would serve the remainder of his Senate term
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Months before the 2024 United States elections
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Tries to remove this power, saying that the governor must call a special election rather than make an interim appointment
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2023· 3 entries
Again froze during a press conference in Covington, Kentucky, and was eventually led away by staff
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McConnell prompted worldwide media reports when he froze, unspeaking, for around 20 seconds while addressing a press conference
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Career landmark: United States senator (2023–2025).
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2021· 4 entries
Trump called McConnell a "dumb son of a bitch"
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Saying it was unconstitutional to convict a president who was no longer in office
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It was reported that McConnell supported impeaching Trump for his role in inciting the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, believing it would make it easier for Republicans to purge the party of Trump and rebuild
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Career landmark: United States senator (2021–2023).
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2020· 4 entries
A pared-down COVID-19 relief bill crafted by McConnell failed to pass the Senate because of a Democratic filibuster
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McConnell suggested that states should be able to declare bankruptcy instead of receiving additional COVID-19 aid funds—funds he implied would be used to save insolvent state pension funds instead of for COVID-19 relief
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According to Morning Consult, Susan Collins edged out McConnell as the least popular senator with a 52% unfavorable rating from Maine voters compared to 50% for McConnell
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Would not repeat his 2016 decision to let the winner of the upcoming presidential election nominate a justice
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2019· 5 entries
McConnell rejected a request to call four witnesses for Trump's impeachment trial because, according to McConnell, the Senate's role was to "act as judge and jury", not to investigate
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McConnell met with White House counsel Pat Cipollone and White House legislative affairs director Eric Ueland
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As the House of Representatives began public hearings on the impeachment of President Trump, McConnell said, "I'm pretty sure how [an impeachment trial is] likely to end
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Since 2019, McConnell has had several health incidents related to falls.
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Career landmark: United States senator (2019–2021).
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2018· 3 entries
With Andy Oldham's Senate confirmation, Senate Republicans broke a record for largest number of appeals court judiciary confirmations during a president's first two years; Oldham became the 23rd appeals court judge confi
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“somehow broken over this [were] simply inaccurate”
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The First Step Act, and the Great American Outdoors Act, and confirmed a record number of federal appeals court judges during a president's first two years
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2017· 6 entries
After McConnell eliminated the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees
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Career landmark: United States senator (2017–2019).
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McConnell had the highest disapproval rating of any senator
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“s first two years with the longest-lasting impact on the country. The record for the number of circuit court judges confirmed during a president”
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During consolidated Republican control of government
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“one of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said,”
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2016· 6 entries
Following the Donald Trump Access Hollywood controversy, McConnell said, "As the father of three daughters, I strongly believe that Trump needs to apologize directly to women and girls everywhere, and take full responsib
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Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a Judge of the D
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Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia died
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The Senate was controlled by a party other than the president's, the 2016 precedent was not applicable in 2020, when Republicans controlled both the presidency and Senate
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“As the father of three daughters, I strongly believe that Trump needs to apologize directly to women and girls everywhere, and take full responsibility for the utter lack of respect for women shown in his comments on that tape.”
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“All Americans should value the patriotic service of the patriots who volunteer to selflessly defend us in the armed services.”
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2015· 2 entries
Career landmark: United States senator (2015–2017).
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2019, and 2023, Time listed McConnell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world
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2014· 3 entries
Republicans gained control of the Senate, and McConnell became majority leader; he used his new power to start what was considered "a near blockade" of Obama's judicial appointments
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When stopgap funding measures were set to expire
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McConnell faced Louisville businessman Matt Bevin in the Republican primary
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2013· 3 entries
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eliminated the filibuster for all presidential nominations except the Supreme Court
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“John Boehner says he thought Mitch McConnell was going to 'keel over from cardiac arrest' when he told Harry Reid to 'go f--- yourself'”
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Career landmark: United States senator (2013–2015).
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2011–2013).
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2010· 1 entry
“the single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2009–2011).
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2008· 1 entry
McConnell faced his closest contest since 1990
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2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2007–2009).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2003–2005).
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2002· 1 entry
Was unopposed in the Republican primary
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (2001–2003).
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1999· 2 entries
Was one of 50 senators to vote to convict and remove Bill Clinton from office
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Career landmark: United States senator (1999–2001).
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1997· 2 entries
McConnell founded the James Madison Center for Free Speech, a legal-defense organization based in Washington, D
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Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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1993· 2 entries
Is Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under President George W
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Career landmark: United States senator (1993–1995).
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1991–1993).
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1990· 1 entry
McConnell faced former Louisville Mayor Harvey I
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1989–1991).
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1987· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1987–1989).
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1984· 1 entry
And was supported by 60% of Kentucky voters
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1982· 1 entry
“I want to make it perfectly clear. ... Judge Kavanaugh will be voted on here on the Senate floor.”
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1981· 1 entry
Against Jefferson County Commissioner Jim "Pop" Malone, 51% to 47%, outspending Malone 3–1, and occupied the office until his election to the U
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1977· 1 entry
McConnell was elected the Jefferson County judge/executive, the top political office in Jefferson County, Kentucky, at the time, defeating incumbent Democrat Todd Hollenbach III, 53% to 47%
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1971· 1 entry
McConnell returned to Louisville, where he worked on Tom Emberton's campaign for governor of Kentucky, which was unsuccessful
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1967· 2 entries
Studied at University of Kentucky College of Law, Juris Doctor (1967).
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McConnell graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was president of the Student Bar Association
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1964· 2 entries
At the age of 22, he attended civil rights rallies, and interned with Senator John Sherman Cooper
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Studied at University of Louisville, Bachelor of Arts (1964).
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1956· 1 entry
McConnell's family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he attended duPont Manual High School
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1950· 1 entry
When he was eight, McConnell moved with his family from Athens to Augusta, Georgia, where his father, who was in the Army, was stationed at Fort Gordon
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1944· 1 entry
At the age of two, McConnell's upper left leg was paralyzed by a polio attack
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1942· 2 entries
To Julia Odene "Dean" (née Shockley) and Addison Mitchell "A
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Born 1942-02-20.
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