Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized on Saturday after experiencing a stroke, his office announced Sunday. The 53-year-old Connecticut politician began to feel numbness in his arm while attending his son's hockey game.
Murphy's chief of staff, Allison Hewitt, stated that the senator is "awake and alert" and has been transferred to Johns Hopkins in Maryland for further monitoring. Doctors are reportedly encouraged by his progress, and his office expressed optimism about a full recovery.
Murphy had been campaigning ahead of the midterm elections and was scheduled to be in New Hampshire on Sunday. His office confirmed he was initially taken to a local hospital where the stroke was identified before his transfer to Johns Hopkins.