Sen. Mark Kirk: 'No frickin' way am I retiring' after recovering from stroke

Sen. Mark Kirk: 'No frickin' way am I retiring' after recovering from stroke

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who suffered a stroke in January 2012, now remains firmly committed to running for re-election in 2016.

"No frickin' way am I retiring," Kirk told CQ Roll Call. "With all this rehab, for me just to walk was a huge effort. I had to re-learn how to walk again after the stroke. And all the rehab and all the effort shows the mental determination times 10 to keep serving."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More