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Cory Gardner Does a Mitch McConnell Impression, Talks Star Wars and Divulges His Run-In with Prince

By Thomas McKinless and Alex Gangitano

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Roll Call sat down with Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner to take five questions — a discussion that included which Star Wars character he would be, his favorite Senate leadership story (starring Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Orrin Hatch), his biggest pet peeve, and his chance encounter with pop legend Prince.

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