Mitch McConnell
| Mitch McConnell | |
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| Senate Majority Leader | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Deputy | John Cornyn |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
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United States Senator from Kentucky |
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Assumed office January 3, 1985 Serving with Rand Paul |
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| Preceded by | Walter Huddleston |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Deputy |
Trent Lott Jon Kyl John Cornyn |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Leader | Bill Frist |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1999 – June 6, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Warner |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
| Judge-Executive of Jefferson County | |
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In office 1977–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Hollenbach III |
| Succeeded by | Bremer Ehrler |
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United States Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Acting |
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In office 1975 |
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| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | W. Vincent Rakestraw |
| Succeeded by | Michael Uhlmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr. February 20, 1942 Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sherrill Redmon (1968–1980) Elaine Chao (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
University of Louisville (BA) University of Kentucky (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Senate website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1967 |
| Unit | United States 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 has been the Majority Leader of the Senate since January 3, 2015. He is the 15th Republican and the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the Senate. Despite having the lowest approval rating in the Senate, McConnell is the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history.
During the administration of President Barack Obama, McConnell was known to the left as being an obstructionist, while opinion on the right was sharply divided. Some on the right praised him for tenacity and courage, while others criticized him for being part of the political establishment and not keeping his promises to conservatives.
From early 2016, McConnell refused to schedule Senate hearings for Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, to replace Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February 2016. Garland's nomination remained before the Senate for 294 days, from March 16, 2016 until it expired on January 3, 2017, more than double the time of any other Supreme Court nomination.
McConnell accelerated cabinet hearings of the 2017 incoming Cabinet appointees ahead of completed background examinations despite objections by the Office of Government Ethics, reversing his 2009 stance. Among the cabinet picks is McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, nominated to be the next Secretary of Transportation.
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