In the seven weeks that former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been absent from the upper chamber, his staff has continued to earn tens of thousands of dollars. Kylie Cooper/REUTERSMcConnell’s Senate office is led by his camera-shy chief of staff Terry Carmack, who receives an annual salary of $226,000. Terry Carmack has worked for Mitch McConnell since 2010. The two "proof-of-life" photos released by McConnell's office. The Daily Beast has again reached out to McConnell’s Senate office for comment, but did not receive a response.