Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut suffered a stroke on Saturday afternoon after feeling numbness in his arm at his son’s hockey game, his office announced on Sunday. He was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, where he is awake and alert and responding well to treatment, according to his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. Murphy, 53, is not up for reelection on Tuesday, but he had been campaigning for Democratic candidates in several states and was due in New Hampshire on Sunday.
Senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke on Saturday
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, 53, suffered a stroke on Saturday afternoon at his son's hockey game and is awake, alert and responding well to treatment at Johns Hopkins, his office said on Sunday.
Why it matters: Murphy is one of the Democrats' most prominent national voices and a prolific fundraiser who had been campaigning across the country ahead of Tuesday's midterms; his office says doctors are optimistic he will make a full recovery.
Data as of Statement by Murphy's chief of staff Allison Herwitt as reported November 1, 2026 by CNBC, read in full in this run, and corroborated the same day by Axios and The Hill. The specific Johns Hopkins facility and the first hospital were not named in the reporting. Developing item.
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- Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy has stroke and is in the hospital, office says - CNBC - 2026-11-01
- Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke - Axios - 2026-11-01
- Chris Murphy hospitalized following stroke - The Hill - 2026-11-01