The Most Iconic Politician Couples That Are Still Together
Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao, 28 Years
Elaine Chao stunned the world by announcing her resignation as Secretary of Transportation in January 2021. But she had her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to lean on. The pair met in the 1990s through a mutual friend and immediately clicked.
On February 6, 1993, they married on Ronald Reagan’s birthday, which made their wedding date quite memorable. They have a blended family as McConnell has three children from his former marriage. They’ve grown into a political powerhouse since then, and they’ve always been supportive of each other’s ambitions. Liberals have called for a boycott of Kroger in August 2021, following the nomination of Chao to the board of directors.