Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not run for re-election, the longtime Senator announced Thursday.
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Sen.MitchMcConnell,R-Ky.,willnotrunforre-electionin2026andwillinsteadretire,thelongtimesenatorannouncedThursday.
McConnellhasservedintheSenatefordecades,includingasSenatemajorityleaderunderPresidentDonaldTrump’sfirstadministration.McConnellisthelongest-servingSenatepartyleaderinU.S.history,andheannouncedhisretirementonhis83rdbirthday.
“Seventimes,myfellowKentuckianshavesentmetotheSenate,”McConnellsaidinpreparedremarkstotheSenatefloor.“Everydayinbetween,I’vebeenhumbledbythetrustthey’veplacedinmetodotheirbusinesshere.Representingourcommonwealthhasbeenthehonorofalifetime.Iwillnotseekthishonoraneighthtime.MycurrenttermintheSenatewillbemylast.”
McConnellwasfirstelectedin1984,andheplanstoserveouttherestofhistermendinginJanuary2027.
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TheannouncementcomesafteraseriesofhealthscaresforMcConnell,whohasfro
