Chris Murphy suffers stroke during son’s hockey game, staff reports progress
Reported by The Independent ·
Hospitalized after symptoms
Murphy was taken to the hospital after numbness developed in his arm while he attended his son’s hockey game on Saturday. His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, announced the hospitalization.
Herwitt said doctors were encouraged by Murphy’s progress. She also reported that he was awake and alert, and said his team was optimistic he would recover fully.
Murphy’s congressional career
Murphy has served in Congress for nearly two decades. He won a House seat in 2006 and entered the Senate in 2012. He is not running in Tuesday’s election, according to the report.
Other senators and support
Sen. John Fetterman wrote on social media Sunday that his family was rooting for Murphy and his family to have a full and speedy recovery.
Key points
- Murphy was hospitalized after arm numbness at his son’s hockey game on Saturday.
- Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he was awake and alert, with doctors encouraged by his progress.
- Murphy entered the Senate in 2012 after winning a House seat in 2006.
- Ben Ray Lujan and Chris Van Hollen had strokes in 2022 and have since recovered.