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Mitch McConnell | |
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| Chair of the Senate Rules Committee | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Amy Klobuchar |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Dodd |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | John Warner |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
| Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Whip | John Thune |
| Preceded by | Chuck Schumer |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Schumer |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Whip | |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Harry Reid |
| Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 20, 2021 | |
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| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Schumer |
| Leader of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Frist |
| Succeeded by | John Thune |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Leader | Bill Frist |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Dick Durbin |
| United States Senator from Kentucky | |
| Assumed office January 3, 1985 Serving with Rand Paul | |
| Preceded by | Walter Dee Huddleston |
| Judge-Executive of Jefferson County | |
| In office December 1, 1977 – December 21, 1984 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Todd Hollenbach III |
| Succeeded by | Bremer Ehrler |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office February 1, 1975 – June 27, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Rakestraw |
| Succeeded by | Michael Uhlmann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Addison Mitchell McConnell III February 20, 1942 Sheffield, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Website | Senate website |
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| Years of service | July 9, 1967 – August 15, 1967 (medical separation) |
Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. (born February 20, 1942) is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the Minority Leader of the Senate. He is the longest-serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history.[1] McConnell holds conservative positions, despite regarding as a moderate Republican early in his career.
- ↑ "McConnell becomes longest-serving senator from Kentucky". Larue County (Kentucky) Herald Tribune. January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-13.