Senator Chris Murphy Is ‘Awake and Alert’ After Suffering a Stroke
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Hospitalization and condition
Murphy was at his son’s hockey game Saturday afternoon when he began feeling numbness in his arm, chief of staff Allison Herwitt said. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a stroke.
Other senators’ strokes
Several current or recent senators have experienced strokes in recent years. Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen said he was hospitalized after a minor stroke in 2022. New Mexico Democrat Ben Ray Luján was also hospitalized for a stroke that year. Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, then a Senate candidate, suffered a stroke he later called near-fatal; former Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk had a stroke in 2012.
Murphy’s public roles
The article additionally mentioned New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who had an unexplained absence of more than a month before later saying he had been dealing with depression.
Key points
- Murphy was hospitalized after arm numbness began at his son’s hockey game.
- Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he is awake and alert.
- Doctors at a local hospital determined Murphy had suffered a stroke.
- Murphy serves on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s leadership team.