Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious Last Month After Possible Heart Attack
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was reportedly found unconscious in June after suffering a potential heart attack.
Multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday, July 1, that audio of emergency services dispatch calls detailed an "unconscious" person at McConnell's Washington. D.C. home on June 14 before 9 a.m. The New York Post reported that emergency service personnel said in the audio that there was "CPR in progress" for a "cardiac arrest."
"Senator McConnell is still working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery. However, he will not be voting this week," spokesperson Stephanie Penn said in an email to People on Wednesday.
The statement was the same one issued by McConnell's office on June 22, explaining that McConnell, 84, would not be returning for votes before the Senate had a break. Senate records indicate that McConnell has not voted since June 11, the outlet reported.
McConnell, who is on his seventh six-year term representing Kentucky, has made headlines for his health scares through the years. In February, McConnell was admitted into the hospital after suffering from "flu-like symptoms."
"In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation [on Monday, February 2]," a spokesperson for McConnell told Us Weekly at the time. "His prognosis is positive and he is grateful for the excellent care he is receiving. He is in regular contact with his staff and looks forward to returning to Senate business."
One year prior, McConnell fell in the hallway of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. A video of the fall, witnessed and filmed by reporters, also captured McConnell walking by being assisted by the arm of a colleague.
In 2023, McConnell suffered a public concussion after tripping and falling inside Washington's Waldorf Astoria. NBC News reported that his recovery involved reliance on a wheelchair.
In 2025, McConnell publicly announced that he would not be seeking reelection. "Seven times my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate. Every day in between I have been humbled by the trust they place in me to do their business, right here," he said in February 2025. "Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime."
"I will not seek this honor for an eighth time," he continued. "My current term in the Senate will be my last."
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This story was originally published July 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM.