Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. − Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has spent nearly half a century in the nation's Capitol shaping Republican priorities while thwarting Democratic policies, will not seek reelection when his term expires next year.

The 83-year-old from Kentucky was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984, where he led the Republican Party from 2006 to 2024.