Sen. Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke, will miss votes for ‘several weeks’ as he rehabs

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks with press reporters in the U.S. Capitol throughout votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

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Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy stated Friday he had actually been launched from a health center after suffering a stroke last weekend.

Murphy, 53, stated he will remain in a rehab center for the next “several weeks,” indicating he will miss out on votes in the Senate when Congress returns on Monday.

“The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I’ve made so far,” he stated in a declaration.

“In order to take my recovery seriously and get back to work on the quickest timeline possible, I will be spending several weeks at a rehabilitation center after being discharged from the hospital today,” stated Murphy, who has actually been talked about as a possible governmental prospect in 2028.

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Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of Neurosciences Critical Care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, in a declaration launched by Murphy’s workplace, stated, “Senator Murphy experienced a small hemorrhagic stroke.”

“He has shown tremendous progress, and at the current rate of improvement, we expect that he will make a full recovery following rehabilitation,” Suarez stated.

Murphy had actually remained in the medical facility considering that having a stroke at his child’s hockey video game.

“Last Saturday afternoon, I felt something was not right with my body and called 9-1-1 out of an abundance of caution, and I’m glad I did,” Murphy stated in his declaration. “I was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus region of my brain.”

The senator stated he was grateful “for the outpouring of support my family and I have received over the last few days.”

“This has been a scary experience for me and my family, and I appreciate the continued respect for our privacy,” Murphy stated. “As I’m working towards a full recovery, I am staying engaged with my team and colleagues remotely, and my staff continues to carry out our legislative priorities, serve constituents, and ensure the work of my office continues uninterrupted.”

Murphy’s stroke came 3 days before Democratic prospects, in a spectacular election outcome, won sufficient races to turn the Senate and House of Representatives from Republican bulk control in January.

Murphy, who was not up for reelection this year, before the election had actually campaigned for Democratic prospects around the nation, most just recently in Michigan, Minnesota and Florida. He had actually been arranged to project in New Hampshire on Sunday with Rep. Chris Pappas, who on Tuesday won election to the Senate.


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