Not an American, so apologies if the question has an obvious answer. She is frequently in photos with McConnell. Photo here.
Do you have a better picture? A side profile makes it hard to tell.
I’m not great at recognizing people from photos, but I think that’s Stephanie Penn, McConnell’s press secretary.
Could be. A Google Image search on Stephanie Penn gave this:
Moving from Great Debates to General Questions.
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Yes, I’m pretty sure it is indeed Stephanie Penn.
Bones, came this close to posting the question in GQ. Sorry to cause you the work to move it.