Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:birthPlace Shepherdsville, Kentucky
gptkbp:bornIn February 20, 1942
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elly_McConnell
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Foreign_Relations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Republican_Conference
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Kentucky_College_of_Law
gptkb:University_of_Louisville
gptkbp:famousFor Political maneuvering
Partisan politics
Support for deregulation
Support for military funding
Support for tax cuts
Tax reform efforts
Opposition to climate change regulations
Campaign finance advocacy
Health care legislation efforts
Role in the 2020 election aftermath
Role in the COVID-19 relief efforts
Role in the debt ceiling negotiations
Role in the government shutdowns
Role in the impeachment trials
Support for conservative judges
Role in the 2016 election and Supreme Court vacancy
Opposition_to_the_Affordable_Care_Act
Influence_on_Republican_Party_direction
Influence_in_the_Senate
Blocking_Supreme_Court_nominations
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Addison_Mitchell_McConnell_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Mitch_McConnell%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg/800px-Mitch_McConnell%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg
gptkbp:knownFor Judicial appointments
Legislative strategy
Senate_leadership
gptkbp:netWorth $35 million
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservative
Moderate
Leader_of_the_Senate_Republicans
gptkbp:positionHeld United_States_Senator
Senate_Minority_Leader
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harry_Reid
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Louisville,_Kentucky
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elaine_Chao
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Chuck_Schumer
gptkbp:termStart January 3, 1985