Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy was discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital after a small hemorrhagic stroke and will spend several weeks in rehabilitation, missing Senate votes.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy was released from the hospital Friday after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss several weeks of Senate votes while recovering at a rehabilitation center.
Murphy, 53, said he called 9-1-1 on Oct. 31 after feeling that "something was not right" with his body while at his son's hockey game. He was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of his brain, which Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, described as a small hemorrhagic stroke.
Murphy was initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to Johns Hopkins. He was discharged Friday.
Dr. Suarez said in a statement released by Murphy's office: "Senator Murphy experienced a small hemorrhagic stroke. He has shown tremendous progress, and at the current rate of improvement, we expect that he will make a full recovery following rehabilitation."
Murphy said doctors are "very encouraged by the progress I've made so far." He added that he will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center to "get back to work on the quickest timeline possible."
In his statement, Murphy said: "This has been a scary experience for me and my family, and I appreciate the continued respect for our privacy." He said he is staying engaged with his team and colleagues remotely and that his staff continues to carry out legislative priorities, serve constituents, and ensure the work of his office continues uninterrupted.
Murphy's stroke came three days before the 2026 midterm elections, in which Democrats flipped majority control of the Senate and House from Republicans. Murphy had been campaigning for Democratic candidates around the country before the election and was not up for reelection this year.
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