Mitch McConnell Biography: Net Worth, Wife, Twitter, News, Age, Children, Contact, Phone Number, Email, Office

Biography

Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born 20 February 1942) is a celebrated politician and attorney from the United States known as Mitch McConnell. The US Republican senator has served as both the majority and minority party leader. He has had a big impact on politics and decision-making in the US. 

He received his Bachelor of Arts in political science with honors and graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law with a law degree. After five weeks of training at Fort Knox, he was forced to be discharged from the US Army Reserve due to medical reasons.

Mitch McConnell began his political career as a senator John Sherman Cooper intern before winning the Jefferson County Judge/Executive election. After more than ten years, he was the first Republican to win in Kentucky when he narrowly defeated Democrat Walter Dee Huddleston in the race for the US Senate. 

He has shifted to the right from his previous position and is known to be a moderate who supports causes for political advantage rather than ideology. Mitch McConnell no longer has the reputation of being a well-liked leader but rather as the bad guy. 

He was previously married to Sherrill Redmon and had three children from that union. Mitch McConnell is married to Elaine Chao, who serves as Donald Trump‘s transportation secretary. Despite being a powerful leader, he must continually be on the watch against rivals both inside and outside of his party.

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Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Addison Mitchell McConnell III
Stage Name:	Mitch McConnell
Born:	20 February 1942 (age 82 years old)
Place of Birth:	Sheffield, Alabama, United States
Offices Held:	Jefferson County Judge/Executive (1978–1985), United States Assistant Attorney General (1975–1975)
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.75 m
Parents:	Julia McConnell, Addison Mitchell McConnell
Siblings:	N/A
Wife • Spouse:	Elaine Chao (m. 1993), Sherrill Redmon (m. 1968–1980)
Girlfriend • Partner:	N/A
Children:	Elly McConnell, Porter McConnell, Claire McConnell
Occupation:	Politician • Senator
Net Worth:	$150 million

Early Life & Education

On February 20, 1942, in Sheffield, Alabama, the United States, Mitch McConnell was born Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr., the son of Addison Mitchell McConnell and Julia McConnell. 

He is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. He spent his childhood in Athens. He was diagnosed with polio at age two and received treatment at the Warm Spring Institute, which cost his family a sizable sum of money. 

Due to his mother, Julia McConnell‘s dedication and his physiotherapist’s work, he made a full recovery by the age of five. He even developed into a skilled baseball player later on. When Mitch McConnell was eight years old, his family relocated to Georgia. Later, they moved to Louisville, where he attended DuPont Manual High School. 

At the University of Louisville, he earned an honors Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1964. He belonged to the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and served as the president of the Student Council. Later, Mitch McConnell completed his legal education at the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was once more chosen to serve as the Student Bar Association’s president. 

He maintains a close relationship with his former school and regularly supports their athletic teams. In Louisville, Kentucky, in March 1967, he joined the US Army Reserve. Five years later, he had to be discharged due to medical reasons.

Career

In 1964, Mitch McConnell began his political career as a senator John Sherman Cooper intern. Eventually, he worked as an aide to Senator Marlow Cook and later served as Gerald Ford‘s deputy assistant attorney general. He was elected as the Jefferson County Judge/Executive in 1977 and again re-elected in 1981 after gaining experience in the position. Against Walter Dee Huddleston of the Democratic Party, he won a close election to the US Senate in 1984. 

Despite Ronald Reagan‘s overwhelming success in the presidential election, he was the only Republican Senate opponent to win that year and the only Republican to win in Kentucky since 1968. By just 4.4% of the vote, Mitch McConnell defeated former Louisville Mayor Harvey I. Sloane in 1990. His campaigns were distinguished by humorous posters and interviews, which helped him defeat Steve Beshear in 1996 and Lois Combs Weinberg in 2002 with greater ease. 

In 2008, he defeated Bruce Lunsford by a razor-thin margin once more, but in 2014, he defeated Matt Bevin by a wide margin. During the elections of 1998 and 2000, he served as the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s chairman. In the 108th Congress, he was elected Majority Whip in 2003 and re-elected in 2004. When the Republicans lost control of the Senate in 2006, Mitch McConnell was appointed Minority Leader. In 2014, he returned as Senate Majority Leader. 

He made it clear while he was the minority leader that preventing President Barack Obama from winning a second term was not his goal. He is seen as a centrist who backs issues more for political reasons than for ideological reasons. He has consequently been labeled a Centrist who has veered to the right. He previously favored raising the minimum wage and engaging in collective bargaining but has changed his position. His popularity levels in his native state have fallen as a result. Mitch McConnell desires to be visible, unlike most politicians who prefer to be popular with the electorate.

Mitch McConnell initially supported anti-apartheid laws and better treatment of Muslim refugees in his foreign policy. He quickly changed his heart and introduced the Protect America Act of 2007. He opposed the US military operations on Syria in 2013 and opposed the US force withdrawal from Iraq on a timetable. 

He believes that even if the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has been charged with war crimes, the United States must retain strong relations with Saudi Arabia. Mitch McConnell supported the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act by voting to overcome President Barack Obama‘s veto but afterwards criticized the measure for having unintended consequences.

He has argued that restrictions on campaign finance laws discourage participation and undermine competition. He is a supporter of free speech. He was in charge of the opposition to the Bipartisan Campaign Reforms Act. Mitch McConnell opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, and introduced the Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reforms Act in 2002. 

Mitch McConnell backed the Small Business Liability Reforms Act, which reduced the liability of non-manufacturing enterprises and shielded small businesses from lawsuits. He disagreed with Donald Trump‘s plan to restrict Muslim immigration to the US. 

Mitch McConnell pushed Donald Trump to leave the Paris Agreement and opposed policies that would slow the US economy to safeguard the environment. He criticized Trump’s proposals, but after Senator Rand Paul withdrew from the Republican presidential primary, he embraced Donald Trump. 

He is currently one of the most important Republican leaders. Mitch McConnell must watch out for being marginalized by his rivals in both the opposition and his party, though, as he has remained divisive. 

Awards & Achievements

Mitch McConnell was given the Kentucky Life Science Champion Award for encouraging advances in the life science industry.

Personal Life

After three children: Elly McConnell, Porter McConnell, and Claire McConnell, Mitch McConnell divorced Sherrill Redmon, from whom he had been married since 1968 in 1980. 

After that, in 1993, he married Elaine Chao, who later served as Secretary of Transportation under Donald Trump and Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush. 

He underwent a triple bypass heart surgery in 2003 due to artery obstructions discovered during a physical checkup. He is a devout Baptist and published a book in 2016 called The Long Game that details his personal life and political career. 

Mitch McConnell’s father-in-law gave him a sizable chunk of money when his mother-in-law passed away, making him one of America’s wealthiest senators.

Net Worth

Comparing Mitch McConnell to his fellow senators, his net worth is already enormous. However, he continued to make more money despite this. 

The net worth of Mitch McConnell is $150 million. He has inherited more than $40 million from his family.

Social Media

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