Mitch McConnell – Popular And Powerful Republican Figures
The former minority leader, and elected back to back, as the Republican Senate Majority leader, Mitch McConnell is quite popular and powerful Republican figure, he holds the record as one of the longest-serving senators representing Kentucky. There was an equivocal opposing voice during the pre-election period of the former president Barrack Obama, his antics, however, could not floor the plan. He is also famous for facilitating the signing of a Republican health care bill by the administration of the past U. S President Barrack Obama. He is also an ardent supporter is the basketball teams of the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, the schools he earned his 2 degrees from.
Senator Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. was born on the 20th February 1942 in Sheffield, Alabama. He However, grew up in Athens in the City of Georgia. His parents are Addison Mitchell and Julia McConnell, and they are members of the Southern Baptist Christian denomination. He has a mixed ancestry - English, Scottish and Irish. He was almost crippled by polio at the tender age of 2 but for the excellent medical attention he received at Warm Spring Institute; the treatment costed his family, an arm and a leg (his family almost went bankrupt treating him). In his early teens, Mitch McConnell was educated in DuPont High school, Louisville. He thereafter earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (B. a) degree in Political science in 1964. He also proceeded to obtain a second degree in Law from the University of Kentucky College of Law, graduating in 1967.
Immediately after his varsity days, Mitch Mitchell joined the United States Army but was discharged honorable on grounds of poor health after 5 weeks of training in August 1967. After his discharge from the military, he decided to serve, as an apprentice with the then Republican Kentucky Senator John Sherman Cooper and Senator Marlow Cook, where he learned the ropes in politics from 1968 to 1970, and eventually was moved to run for political office in his later years.
From the inception of his career as a politician and a Senator from the 3rd January 1985, he has sat in several committees like the Ex-Officio, Committee on Intelligence and Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry the and also sponsored and co-sponsored more than 23 bills that have been passed in the legislation. Some of the bills include; Medicare and Medicaid extension Acts of 2008 and Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 to mention a few. Power is indeed sweet to hold on to, this is the case with the powerful Senator, representing Kentucky, whom after several years of service still aspires to run in the 2020 upcoming elections. We can only hope that he would get credible, notable contenders this time around to contest with him and possibly have him finally ousted out of power - Matt Jones, a show host is one of the men waiting earnestly for the Republican Senator at the polls.
