Mitch McConnell announced today that he would be stepping down in November as the Republican Senate Leader. McConnell is the longest serving Senate leader in U.S. history, as well as the longest serving Senator in Kentucky’s state history.
McConnell began amidst the Reagan administration in 1984, when he was 42 years old.
Last week McConnell turned 82 and said, “One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter.” He said it was time for the “next generation” to come in.
“I stand before you today Mr. President and my colleagues to say that this will be my last term as Republican Leader of the Senate. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon, however I will complete my job my colleagues have given me until we select a new leader in November and they take the helm next January. I’ll finish the job the people of Kentucky hired me to do as well,” McConnell said. He will remain in his Senate role until his term ends in January 2027.
McConnell said, “To serve Kentucky and the Senate has been the honor of my life and to lead my Republican colleagues has been the highest privilege.”
McConnell, with “heart-filled gratitude,” thanked colleagues for entrusting him with their success, and said it’s been an honor to work with each of them.
By - FZ
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