U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was discharged Friday from Johns Hopkins Hospital after a stroke last Saturday and said he will spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center, missing Senate votes when Congress returns next week¹.

In a statement quoted by CT Mirror, Murphy said he called 911 last Saturday afternoon and was diagnosed with a small bleed in the thalamus¹. His physician, Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, said Murphy had a small hemorrhagic stroke and was expected to make a full recovery after rehabilitation¹.

Murphy said he would stay engaged remotely and that his staff would continue office work¹. He asked for continued privacy for his family¹.

His office first disclosed the stroke on Sunday^2,4,5. Chief of staff Allison Herwitt said he felt arm numbness at his son's hockey game, was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Johns Hopkins^2,5. Herwitt said he was awake and alert and that doctors were optimistic about recovery^2,4.

On Election Day, communications director Josh Sorbe told CNBC Murphy was still hospitalized and improving and had early-voted in Connecticut³. The Senate was due back in session the following Monday after the midterms³.

Murphy, 53, has served in the Senate since 2013 and was not on the 2026 ballot^2,4. He had been campaigning for other Democrats and had been scheduled to appear in New Hampshire the day after the stroke^4,5. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont issued a statement of support, ABC News reported⁵.

FOX61 interviewed a Hartford HealthCare doctor who was not described as treating Murphy; that physician discussed general stroke warning signs and said recovery often takes months⁶. CT Mirror said Friday was the first time Murphy's office released the diagnosis details¹.