Top Republican Announces Bid to Unseat Mitch McConnell as the Senate Republican Leader

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on July 26, 2022. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

A top Republican senator on Nov. 15 announced he’s challenging Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

“The status quo is broken and big change is needed. It’s time for new leadership in the Senate that unites Republicans to advance a bold conservative agenda. That’s why I’m running to be the Senate Republican Leader,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said in a statement.