Mitch McConnell Biography

Mitch McConnell is a famous American Politician and Minority Leader of the United States Senate, who was born on Feb 20, 1942 in Alabama, United States. Find Mitch McConnell age, wife, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Mitch McConnell’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Mitch McConnell

Addison Mitchell McConnell II is an American politician. He served as a US senator from Kentucky and as Senate Republican leader from 2007 to 2025. This Mitch McConnell biography covers the longest-serving Senate leader in American history. He was born to Addison Mitchell McConnell and Julia Odene Shockley McConnell.

He survived polio as a child, which left his upper left leg paralyzed. He underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 2003. In February 2025, he announced he would not seek reelection in 2026. Since then, he has had several falls and health scares. He now regularly uses a wheelchair.

Mitch McConnell Hospitalized

Mitch McConnell was hospitalized on 14 June 2026 after being found unconscious at his Washington, D.C. home. Emergency dispatch audio described the call as a cardiac arrest. Paramedics performed CPR before he was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Even more than three weeks later, his office had still not confirmed the reason for the hospitalization or any updates.

Mitch McConnell Health

Mitch McConnell health issues include a rib fracture and concussion after a fall in March 2023. He froze for about 20 seconds mid-sentence at a press conference in July 2023. In 2024, he fell, sprained his wrist, and cut his face. He fell at the Capitol in October 2025. Neurologists have suggested some of his freezing episodes may have been seizures.

Mitch McConnell Age

Mitch McConnell is 84 Years old. He was born on 20 February 1942, in Sheffield, Alabama. He grew up in Athens, Alabama, where his family owned a funeral home. He has served in the US Senate for over four decades. In February 2025, he announced that he would not seek an eighth term. His current term will end in January 2027.

Mitch McConnell Wife

Mitch McConnell wife is Elaine Chao. They married in 1993. Chao served as US Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump. She was born on 26 March 1953 and is 11 years younger than McConnell. The couple has no children together, though McConnell has three daughters from his first marriage.

Mitch McConnell Daughter

Mitch has three daughters, Elly, Claire, and Porter, from his first marriage to Sherrill Redmon, whom he was married to from 1968 to 1980. The eldest Mitch McConnell daughter, Porter McConnell, previously worked as campaign director for Take on Wall Street. She has been openly critical of her father's politics in the past. In July 2026, Porter deleted her X account.