Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, 53, is in the hospital after suffering a stroke on Saturday afternoon, his office announced on Sunday. Murphy first noticed numbness in his arm while attending his son's hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he had experienced a stroke, and he was then transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring.
His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said he is "responding well to treatment." "The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," she said. His office has not said how severe the stroke was, what treatment he is receiving beyond monitoring, or when he might be released from the hospital. No statement from his family or from Johns Hopkins was included in the coverage.
Well-wishes crossed party lines. Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who survived a near-fatal stroke in 2022, said his family is rooting for Murphy's full and speedy recovery. Connecticut's other senator, Richard Blumenthal, said he is certain he will soon be welcoming his friend and colleague back to the Senate, and Governor Ned Lamont — who campaigned with Murphy two days before the stroke — said he and his wife are keeping Murphy and his family in their prayers. Associated Press reporting noted that several Republican senators, including Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, also offered prayers.
Murphy missed campaign events he was scheduled to attend in New Hampshire on Sunday. He is not on the ballot in Tuesday's midterm elections. For Connecticut families, the news is about their senator's health first; for the Senate, where Republicans hold a 53–47 majority and every absence is felt on close votes, how long Murphy is away will matter once the new Congress settles in — and his office says the expectation is a full recovery.
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