Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says

Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says Sen. Chris Murphy's office says the Connecticut Democrat is in the hospital after having a stroke - Bookmark Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Sen. Chris Murphy is in the hospital after having a stroke, according to the Connecticut Democrat's office. In a statement Sunday, Murphy's chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said the senator “started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game” on Saturday. “He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke,” she said. "He was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring and is responding well to treatment. The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery.” Murphy is 53.