"We are optimistic he will make a full recovery," Murphy's chief of staff said.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, his chief of staff said in a statement on Sunday.

The 53-year-old Democrat was taken to a hospital on Saturday after he started to feel numbness in his arm while attending his son's hockey game, said Allison Herwitt, Murphy's chief of staff.

PHOTO: Sen. Chris Murphy, pictured here in this appearance on ABC's "This Week," Feb. 9, 2025, was hospitalized, Oct. 31, 2026, after suffering a stroke, a top aide to the Connecticut Democrat said.

Sen. Chris Murphy, pictured here in this appearance on ABC's "This Week," Feb. 9, 2025, was hospitalized, Oct. 31, 2026, after suffering a stroke, a top aide to the Connecticut Democrat said. (ABC NEWS)

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Upon examining Murphy, doctors determined he had suffered a stroke, Herwitt said, adding that the senator has been transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

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"The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," Herwitt said.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Source: ABC News · Lauren Peller, John Parkinson

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