McConnell was even once in favor of abortion rights and union rights, according toU.S.

News & World Report.

McConnell was pursuing his law degree at the time, at the University of Kentucky College of Law.

Mitch McConnell mouth closed

In 2009, he became Kentucky’s longest-serving senator, according toU.S.

News & World Report.

Mitch McConnell looking serious

Mitch McConnell looking serious