Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke at son’s hockey game
Hospitalization and recovery
Murphy’s office disclosed his condition on Sunday. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he began experiencing numbness in his arm at his son’s hockey game on Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors found he had suffered a stroke, Herwitt said. Murphy was then transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring.
Herwitt said Murphy is responding well to treatment and is awake and alert. She said doctors are encouraged by his progress and the office is optimistic he will make a full recovery.
Murphy’s Senate career
Murphy has spent nearly two decades in Congress. He won a House seat in 2006 and entered the Senate in 2012. Murphy is not on the ballot in Tuesday’s election.
Other senators offer support
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman also had a stroke in 2022 while campaigning for his seat. He now uses adaptive technology in the Senate, including live captioning on a phone or tablet to transcribe speech and help him process conversations.
Key points
- Murphy suffered a stroke at his son’s hockey game on Saturday and was transferred to Johns Hopkins.
- His chief of staff said he is awake, alert and responding well to treatment.
- Murphy has served in the House since 2006 and the Senate since 2012.
- He is not on the ballot in Tuesday’s election.