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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 · Despite being in an interracial marriage to Chao, McConnell voted against the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, which codified same-sex and interracial marriages into law.
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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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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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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 Republican...
Mar 19, 2018 · They married on February 6, 1993, choosing that date for three reasons: It's Ronald Reagan's birthday, it was just before Chao's 40th birthday, and it was right before a one-week Senate...
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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.