Mitch McConnell Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Family == McConnell is married to former [[United States Secretary of Transportation|secretary of transportation]] and former [[United States Secretary of Labor|secretary of labor]] [[Elaine Chao]]. In 2015, 2019 and 2023, ''Time'' listed McConnell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref name="Boehner">{{cite news |last=Boehner |first=John |date=April 16, 2015 |title=Mitch McConnell |url=http://time.com/collection-post/3822824/mitch-mcconnell-2015-time-100/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106202345/https://time.com/collection-post/3822824/mitch-mcconnell-2015-time-100/ |archive-date=November 6, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref><ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine |title=Mitch McConnell: The 100 Most Influential People of 2019 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567755/mitch-mcconnell/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112004253/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567755/mitch-mcconnell/ |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> On February 28, 2024, McConnell announced that he would be stepping down as the Senate Republican Conference Leader in January 2025, but would serve out the remainder of his current Senate term.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tackett |first=Michael |date=February 28, 2024 |title=McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job |url=https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228174438/https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |publisher=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangan |first=Dan |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican Senate leader in November: Report |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-republican-senate-leader-in-november-report.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228181324/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-republican-senate-leader-in-november-report.html |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |accessdate=February 28, 2024 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes |first1=Siobhan |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Mitch McConnell to Step Down as Senate Minority Leader in November |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-minority-leader-in-november-7e9ca478 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228223725/https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-minority-leader-in-november-7e9ca478 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |publisher=News Corp}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page