Mitch McConnell

Alive

Born: 2/20/1942 in Sheffield, Alabama, USA
Age: 83

Full name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.
Noted For: U.S. Senator (R-KY, 1985-). Senate minority leader (2007-15, 2021-25), majority leader (2015-21). Refused to hold hearings or conduct a vote on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, leaving a vacancy to be filled by Obama's successor, Donald Trump.
Quotation: "One of my proudest moments was when I looked Barack Obama in the eye and I said, 'Mr. President, you will not fill the Supreme Court vacancy.'"

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