| Celebrated Name: | Mitch McConnell |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 82 years old |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, Alabama, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 58 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Elaine Chao (m. 1993), Sherrill Redmon (m. 1968–1980) |
| Children: | Yes (Elly McConnell, Porter McConnell, Claire McConnell) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American politician serving as Kentucky’s senior United States senator and as Senate Majority Leader |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $25 million |
| Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Mitch McConnell is a well-known politician from America. He is best known to be the U.S. Senator from the state of Kentucky since 1985. McConnell is from the Republican Party and is the majority leader of the state from January 2015. He was previously a minority leader. He is the longest-serving Senator in the history of Kentucky.
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Early Life
Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. was born on January 20, 1942, in Sheffield, Alabama to his parents Julia Shockley and Addison Mitchell McConnell. He grew up in nearby Athens.
He completed his schooling at DuPont Manual High School in Louisville. In 1964, he earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Louisville. Following that, he went to the University of Kentucky College of Law and earned his law degree in 1967.
Personal Life
In 1968, Mitch McConnell was married to Sherrill Redmon. They were the parents of three children named Claire McConnell, Porter McConnell, and Elly McConnell. The couple divorced in 1980. In 1993, he got married to former Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao.
McConnell was struck by polio when he was two but overcame it. He is a Southern Baptist. He is the founder of the James Madison Center for Free Speech.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 20 February 1942, Mitch McConnell is 82 years old as of today’s date 22nd November 2024. His height is 1.75 m tall, and weight is 58 kg.
Career
After completing his law, Mitch McConnell was drafted in the United States Army Reserve. He was released after five weeks in 1967 following medical reasons. Prior to that, he did interning for John Sherman Cooper, who was a Senator at that time. He later went on to become an assistant of Marlow Cook.
He became a Deputy Assistant Attorney General and had worked with Antonin Scalia under Gerald R. Ford. In 1977, he was elected as the Jefferson County Judge/Executive. McConnell was again re-elected in 1981.
In 1984, he ran for the United States Senate against Democrat Walter Dee Huddleston. He won the election by a margin of only 0.4%. He did a series of TV campaigns called ‘Where’s Dee’. In 1990, in the re-election, he won by a margin of 4.4% over Harvey I. Sloane.
He again went on to have a victory over Steve Beshear in the 1996 election. This time he won by 12.6%. In 2002, he won by 29.4% against Lois Combs Weinberg. He defeated Bruce Lunsford and Matt Bevin in 2008 and 2014 respectively. McConnell was the chairman of National Republican Senatorial Committee in the ’98 and 2000 election.
Awards & Achievements
One of the greatest career achievements of Mitch McConnell is to be the longest-serving Senator from the state of Kentucky. He has successfully won many elections in his career and has held several important designations. In 2013, he was inducted as the Sons of the American Revolution’s member.
Net Worth & Salary of Mitch McConnell in 2024
As of November 2024, Mitch McConnell has an estimated net worth of more than $25 million. He is the richest member of the state of Kentucky. His salary is eight times higher than the average salary of a Senator. His net worth is also five times higher than the Kentucky Congressional Delegation. In 1985, his salary was $75,000 it raised to 193,400 in 2009. In 1974, he was the Deputy U.S. Attorney and later became the judge-executive of Jefferson County.
Mitch McConnell is considered one of the most popular politicians in the United States. He has won many elections in his career and is Jefferson Awards for Public Service’s Board of Selectors. He became a Majority Whip of the 108th Congress and was again re-elected in 2004. Later, he became the Minority leader. During his tenure, he has supported many bills.
“I am committed to creating opportunities for Kentucky families and serving all Americans to help ensure a prosperous future for America…” Mitch McConnell.
How does this quote match the obstructionist actions of Sen McConnell towards any and all legislative proposals put forth by Democrats? At this time when people are tired of the constant bickering and insanity in Washington and only long for peace, at a time when a colleague who has just been elected President and proclaimed his desire to cooperate and who asks for cooperation in return, at this time when our country is fragile, how can he proclaim his hostility toward any of the legitimate and customary and necessary steps to setting up an administration? What kind of person is this who prides himself on being the “grim reaper”? How will he treat any efforts to pass legislation that will help the citizens of his state as well as the entire country just because it is put forth by a Democrat? I think he is a cruel and hate filled person who sees his job as being the anti-peace at all costs. The Civil War ended over 200 years ago but he is still carrying a grudge? What is wrong with this person that he thinks that instead of collegiality he fosters hatred not only in his chamber but in the citizens of this country who have been encouraged to hate by the current occupant of the White House? Why does he feel it is necessary to perpetuate this climate of hatred? We are doomed as a country if we cannot have a government that cooperates and communicates with civil dialogue. I am very sad to see us lose this opportunity to get back to normality and civility and productivity. I hope the citizens of Kentucky and the country will express similar concerns, for if they do not I fear for our republic and our people.
How did he acquire this much wealth? By granting favors to his Chinese in-laws and to corporate interests.
He has been pandering to the extreme Right for years. He has thwarted the Senate from conducting the business of the American people. He has not served our country well with his hyper partisan politics. Now we are in a pandemic killing thousands of Americans and he continues to support a failed President, failed by his own ego and ignorance. His name will be ignonymous with corruption and dishonesty