Mitch McConnell
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| Mitch McConnell | |
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| United States Senator from Kentucky |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1985 Serving with Rand Paul |
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| Preceded by | Walter Huddleston |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2007 |
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| Deputy | Trent Lott Jon Kyl |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Leader | Bill Frist |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr. February 20, 1942 Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sherrill Redmon (divorced) Elaine Chao (1993–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Louisville University of Kentucky |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist[1] |
| Signature |  |
| Website | www.mcconnell.senate.gov |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1967 |
| Unit | Army Reserve |
Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. (born February 20, 1942) is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. A member of the Republican Party, he is the Minority Leader of the Senate.[2] He is the longest serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history.[3]
McConnell was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on February 20, 1942. He was raised in southern Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Julia (née Shockley) and Addison Mitchell McConnell.
He attended the duPont Manual High School. In 1964, he graduated with honors from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in political science. He graduated in 1967 from the University of Kentucky College of Law. He was married to Sherrill Redmon until they divorced. Then he was married to Elaine Chao since 1993.
References [change]
- ↑ Listed as Baptist in official biographies, but reportedly attends a different church now.Wide variety of Baptists, other faiths found in 111th Congress
- ↑ "National Environmental Scorecard". League of conservation voters. 2007. http://www.lcv.org/scorecard/2007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ↑ "McConnell becomes longest-serving senator from Kentucky". Larue County (Kentucky) Herald Tribune. January 14, 2009. http://www.laruecountyherald.com/content/mcconnell-becomes-longest-serving-senator-kentucky. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
Other websites [change]
- Senator Mitch McConnell official U.S. Senate site
- Mitch McConnell For U.S. Senate official campaign site
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