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McConnell Promotes UK Alumna as New Legislative Director

photo of Tiffany Ge and Mitch McConnell
Tiffany Ge was recently promoted by Sen. Mitch McConnell. Photo provided.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2021) — University of Kentucky alumna Tiffany Ge was promoted to legislative director of the personal office of U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in Washington, D.C. Ge, from Louisville, Kentucky, joined the senator’s office in 2017 as legal counsel and manages an extensive legislative portfolio. 

As legislative director, Ge will oversee all Kentucky-focused legislative matters for the senator and manage the policy staff. She will continue to serve as legal counsel and handle the Judiciary and Law Enforcement policy portfolios. She will be a key link with the senator’s leadership office and communicate daily with Kentuckians.

“Tiffany is a key member of my staff and continues to be highly-effective in helping me deliver for Kentucky families and communities. I’m glad she has agreed to take on a new challenge and lead my entire Kentucky-focused legislative team,” said Sen. McConnell. “Tiffany has built the relationships that matter and the expertise that can achieve results. I look forward to seeing her continued contributions to Kentucky and the country in this new role.”

Ge earned bachelor's degrees in economics and political science from the University of Kentucky and graduated from The George Washington University Law School.

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.