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Chao and her husband, Mitch McConnell. In 1993, Chao married Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky. [119] The University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library opened the "McConnell-Chao Archives" in November 2009. It is a major component of the university's McConnell Center. [120] [121]
Feb 28, 2024 · Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, have been considered a Washington, D.C., power couple since they wed in 1993.
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Jan 7, 2021 · Meet Elaine Chao, married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Trump's onetime secretary of transportation.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, 82 – the longest-serving Senate leader in US history – thanked his wife, Elaine Chao, 71, as he announced he would be stepping down as the Senate...
Aug 20, 2023 · Elaine Chao first met Senator Mitch McConnell in the early 1990s, and the couple wed in 1993. McConnell was previously married to Sherrill Redmon until their divorce in 1980. McConnell has served as a U.S. Senator of Kentucky since 1985, and the couple's paths crossed after they were introduced by a mutual friend.
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Feb 29, 2024 · McConnell is married to Elaine Chao, whom he met on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. They tied the knot in 1993. Chao served as the Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and later became the transportation secretary in the Trump administration.
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Feb 2, 2023 · In 1993 Elaine married Mitch McConnell and began her steadfast championing of his political career while maintaining her own as well. From 2001 to 2009, Chao served as secretary of labor under George W. Bush, and was the only member of his cabinet to serve all eight years.