Mitchell McConnell is known to be an American politician and retired attorney serving as Senate minority leader since 2021, and as the senior United States senator from Kentucky, a seat he has held since 1985.
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McConnell is a Christian who belongs to the Baptist congregation.
McConnell is only the second Kentuckian to ever serve as Majority Leader in the US Senate and is the longest-serving Senate Republican Leader in the country’s history.
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In January 2021, he became the Minority Leader in the US Senate after Democrats won both Senate seats in Georgia. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York serves as the current Majority Leader.
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He has earned a reputation as a “master tactician,” according to his online bio.
McConnell is married to Secretary Elaine Chao, the US Secretary of Transportation, and he has three daughters.
He was first elected to the Senate in 1984.
McConnell was one of former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters since his election in 2016.
But he appeared to break from his typically pro-Trump stance when he finally congratulated Joe Biden on being president-elect.
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