Chao and her husband, Mitch McConnell. In 1993, Chao married Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky. [125] The University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library opened the "McConnell-Chao Archives" in November 2009. It is a major component of the university's McConnell Center.

Jan 7, 2021 · In 1993 she married Mitch McConnell, who is now the Senate Majority Leader. The couple was set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. The two married on Ronald Reagan's birthday. "Before he was...

As the leading Republican senator, McConnell confronted and pressured other Republican senators who were willing to negotiate with Democrats and the Obama administration. ... Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky on October 30, 2024. ...

Feb 28, 2024 · McConnell has three daughters — Elly, Claire and Porter McConnell — with his ex-wife, Sherill Redmon, to whom he was married from 1968 to 1980. McConnell and Chao, however, never had children...

Oct 16, 2024 · U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, who has served as U.S. Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Transportation, were honored Tuesday by the Hudson Institute for their lifetime contributions to American security, freedom and prosperity.

Mar 9, 2023 · Senator Mitch McConnell and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao are a GOP power couple. Chao has starred in campaign ads defending McConnell's record on women's issues. McConnell, 81,...

Nov 4, 2014 · McConnell jubilantly greeted a crowd of supporters after he was introduced by his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. Comparing the election process to a "very long" job interview, McConnell joked that his wife was relieved voters were sending him back to Washington, D.C.

Feb 29, 2024 · McConnell is married to Elaine Chao, whom he met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. They tied the knot in 1993. Chao served as the Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and later became the transportation secretary in the Trump administration.

Feb 28, 2024 · McConnell spoke of difficulties his family faced recently, such as the death of his wife’s youngest sister, Angela Chao. McConnell plans to serve the remainder of his term which ends in January 2027. However, political observers …

Feb 3, 2025 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former U.S. secretary of labor and transportation Elaine Chao, attend the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on ...