Mitch McConnell - Wikipedia
He served from 2007 to 2025 as the leader of the Senate Republican Conference, including two stints as minority leader (2007 to 2015 and 2021 to 2025), and was majority leader from 2015 to 2021, making him the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
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17 From January 3 to January 20, 2021, with Republicans holding a majority with 51 senators, Mitch McConnell served as the majority leader and Charles Schumer remained the minority leader. The run-off elections for both Georgia Senate seats held on January 5, 2021, resulted in Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeating incumbent ...
Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate Republican leader at …
Feb 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down from the helm of the Republican Conference this year, ending his time as the longest-serving leader in Senate history.
Mitch McConnell to step down from Republican Senate leadership …
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks off the Senate floor after speaking, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at the Capitol in Washington. McConnell says he’ll step down as Senate Republican leader in November. The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the …
Mitch McConnell to step down from GOP leadership position in the Senate
Feb 29, 2024 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down as GOP leader in November, the Kentucky Republican announced on the Senate floor Wednesday, marking the end of an era on Capitol Hill and...
GOP lawmaker enters race to replace Mitch McConnell in Senate …
6 days ago · McConnell announces he won't run for re-election. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the former Republican leader will not run for re-election in 2026.
Mitch McConnell’s Senate Reign Ends With a Whimper
Feb 28, 2025 · Senator Mitch McConnell stood on the Senate floor last week on his 83rd birthday to announce that he would not seek an eighth term as Kentucky’s senior senator in 2026. “My current term in the...
Mitch McConnell steps out of leadership, leaving a distinctive …
Jan 2, 2025 · The Kentucky Republican, who will turn 83 next month, has stepped down from leadership but will remain chair of the Senate Rules Committee and Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Mitch McConnell will not seek re-election to the Senate. Here's a ...
Feb 20, 2025 · McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader, is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. The politician, who recently turned 82, will see his current term end in 2026. He’d be 84 at the...