The retirements, most of which were announced by Republicans, open up a series of key races ahead of the 2020 elections as Republicans try to fend off Democrats aiming to take control of the Senate and maintain, or perhaps grow, their majority in the House.
Jim Sensenbrenner, who is the second-longest serving member of the House of Representatives,“I think the time has come to basically turn over the page in the 5th District,” he said in an interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Latest Videos POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Dutchess Community College President Pamela Edington is retiring after leading the school for six years, DCC announced Monday.
Rep. Denny Heck, who has been in Congress since 2013, announced in a Dec. 4 tweet and statement posted to Medium that he would retire after 2020. "The 82-year-old, four-term senator was likely to have faced grueling primary and general election contests next year. Rep. Greg Walden, who has been in office since 1998 and is Oregon’s only Republican representative, announced that he would not seek re-election after his current term ends in a video statement Oct. 28. Democrats have been eyeing her district, which includes the wealthy northern Indianapolis suburban areas, as potentially flippable as Republican support has eroded in some suburban areas under Trump.The Iowa City Democrat, 66, who represents the southeast quarter of the state, was first elected to the House in 2006. He narrowly won re-election in 2018 in his suburban Houston district.Mitchell, who replaced former Rep. Candice Miller, R-Harrison Township, in 2017, after she stepped down, represents a safely Republican district, which includes parts of Macomb County and the Thumb.Rep. Registered in Ireland: 523712.
“Near” is a key word. His resignation became official when it was read into the record on the House of Representatives floor Tuesday morning.Collins, a fourth-term congressman, was the first sitting member of Congress to endorse Donald Trump for president in the 2016 race, and Rep. Mac Thornberry, a former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he would not seek reelection in 2020.Thornberry has been a member of Congress since 1994. "Edington and her husband plan to relocate to the West Coast to be closer to their two daughters and their families, the college said.POUGHKEEPSIE >> Pamela Edington, the current provost and dean of academic affairs at N…
"I have realized over this past year of change—both in politics and in my family—that the time has come for me to pass the baton and move to the next chapter," Woodall said in a statement.He has served as chairman of the powerful House Natural Resources Committee, and is now its ranking member.
Bill Flores announced September 4 that he did not intend to run for re-election in 2020.
Here is the list of lawmakers who have announced they aren't running to keep their seats in 2020.
Among those leaving Congress are two of House Republicans' 13 women, including the female lawmaker that was tasked with recruiting more conservative women and minorities to the body. Western Regional Director Steve Karpyshin, who is retiring after nearly three decades with DCC, has seen the organization grow into one that constantly lives its corporate values of dedication, collaboration, competence and fairness each and every day. Your Irish Examiner delivered to your door© Irish Examiner Ltd, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. "After much prayer over the past few days and following conversations with my wife, Gina, during that time, I have decided that my current term will be my last," Flores said in a Flores has represented this Waco-area district since 2011, and won about 57% of the vote in 2018 in the reliably Republican district.Rep. (DCC.L) said Monday that Fergal O'Dwyer, who has been Chief Financial Officer since 1994, has decided to retire from the Group after 31 years of service. Paul Cook, who has been representing his California district since 2013 and is currently in his fourth term, announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election again in 2020.
Here is your thread to discuss/speculate on who may be auditioning for the 2020-2021 DCC squad. "I am looking forward to finishing out my term and then returning to Texas to start a new chapter," Marchant said in a statement. Or times mid-year when it pays, literally, to retire then and not the day before or after. “I will close the public service chapter of my life, thankful for the friends that I’ve made and the successful work that we’ve done together.”Walden serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and was its chairman from 2017 through the beginning of this year.Rep. He will stand
The deeply conservative district is likely to remain in Republican hands. Registered in Ireland: 523712.
Twelve Democrats and 22 Republicans are up for re-election in 2020.