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Beshear Urges McConnell to Disclose Health or Resign

8/15/2026

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Governor Andy Beshear sent a July 27 letter to Senator Mitch McConnell urging him to disclose his health or resign.
McConnell was hospitalized after a June 14 fall, spent seven-and-a-half weeks in rehab, left on August 6.
In a July 12 email, he said he has mobility challenges from polio and is recovering from pneumonia.
Beshear said the August 3 deadline for an election to fill a vacancy has no legal effect under Kentucky law.

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Governor Andy Beshear sent a July 27 letter to Senator Mitch McConnell urging him to disclose his health or resign.
McConnell was hospitalized after a June 14 fall, spent seven-and-a-half weeks in rehab, left on August 6.
In a July 12 email, he said he has mobility challenges from polio and is recovering from pneumonia.
Beshear said the August 3 deadline for an election to fill a vacancy has no legal effect under Kentucky law.