Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.

The Democratic senator from Connecticut, who is 53, began experiencing symptoms while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, his office said.

Democratic senator was at his son’s hockey game when he felt a numbness in his arm and was in Johns Hopkins Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke.Murphy, 53, started feeling numbness in his arm while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to the Connecticut senator’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. A hospital visit confirmed that Murphy had experienced a stroke. Continue reading...

The Connecticut senator, who has been campaigning for fellow Democrats, has been viewed as a potential candidate for president in 2028.