Senator Chris Murphy suffers stroke in US — The Hill

US Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy suffered a stroke and was hospitalized after experiencing numbness in his arm during his son's hockey game. The Hill reports this, citing a statement from his office.

The senator's condition

According to the senator's chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, Murphy was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined that he had suffered a stroke. He was later transferred to Johns Hopkins University for further observation.

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Murphy's office said that he is responding well to treatment. Doctors positively assess his progress, the senator is awake and conscious, and his team expressed optimism about a full recovery.

Political career

Chris Murphy is 53 years old. He represented Connecticut's 5th congressional district in the US House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013 and has been a US senator from the state since 2013.