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 …

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...

Feb 28, 2024 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, have been considered a Washington, D.C., power couple since they wed in 1993.

Aug 9, 2023 · McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, who served as secretary of labor under George W. Bush and as secretary of transportation under Donald Trump, has been particularly fundamental in his journey...

Feb 2, 2023 · In 1993 Elaine married Mitch McConnell and began her steadfast championing of his political career while maintaining her own as well. From 2001 to 2009, Chao served as secretary of labor under George W. Bush, and was the …

McConnell's second wife, whom he married in 1993, is Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump. [ 219 ] In May 2019, McConnell's brother-in-law Gordon Hartogensis , who is married to Chao's sister Grace, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Pension ...

Mar 9, 2023 · Mitch McConnell, 81, was hospitalized Wednesday night after falling at a DC hotel. His wife, Elaine Chao, served as Trump's transportation secretary.

Mar 3, 2021 · ELAINE CHAO is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's wife who has served as the US Secretary of Transportation. The Taiwan -born Republican was the first Asian American woman who was ever appointed to the President's Cabinet.

Apr 10, 2024 · Chao met McConnell through mutual friends in the early 1990s. Per People, the couple were friends before they dated, and were married in a private ceremony at the chapel on Capitol Hill.

Oct 16, 2014 · Chao is married to Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader in the Senate. She previously served as the secretary of labor from 2001 to 2009, making her George W. Bush’s only cabinet...