McConnell says 'great likelihood' he'll seek another term
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Jul. 31, 2016 5:47 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Out with a new book this year, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled on Sunday that he's far from reaching the epilogue of his long political career. The Kentucky Republican said there's a "great likelihood" he'll seek a seventh Senate term in 2020.
The 74-year-old McConnell, appearing on WKYT-TV's "Kentucky Newsmakers" program, sounded more like a politician who sees himself in the prime of his career.
"I'm at the top of my game," McConnell told the Lexington station. "I think I've been effective in serving our people, and there's a great likelihood I'll run again."
McConnell, first elected to the Senate in 1984, has four years left in his current term.
McConnell already is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky's history. If he won another term in 2020, it would put him on course to serve well into his 80s.
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