Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell is a U.S. senator from Kentucky who currently serves as the Senate minority leader. He is the longest-serving Republican Senate leader, a role he’s held since 2007. Prior to joining Congress in 1985, McConnell had a career in law, at one time working as a deputy assistant attorney general under President Gerald Ford. He is married to two-time U.S. cabinet member Elaine Chao.

Sen. John Thune attend a news conference following a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol.
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Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, left, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, speak following a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Angela Chao attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California
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