Maneuvers In Kentucky Legislature Underway as Rumblings of Mitch McConnell’s Retirement Surface
A bill was just proposed in the Republican-led Kentucky legislature to strip the power of appointing a replacement senator from its Democrat governor.
It’s fueling speculation that Mitch McConnell is planning to retire.
Serving since 1985, the Kentucky senator — who was elected to his seventh term in 2020 — is reportedly working with Kentucky’s state legislature on an exit strategy. The plan involves passing a bill through the state legislature that would strip power from the hands of the Governor to appoint McConnell’s successor and instead make it the duty of the Republican Party in the state.
If the legislation passes, a new senator would need to come from a retiring senator’s political party.
