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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLongtime GOP Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection: report
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/469835-longtime-gop-rep-peter-king-wont-seek-reelection-report
BY KYLE BALLUCK - 11/11/19 06:12 AM EST
Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection: report
© Greg Nash
Longtime Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) will not seek reelection next year, Fox News reported early Monday.
King said in a statement obtained by the network that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford."
In February, King was among the GOP lawmakers on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees retirements to watch list of potential targets ahead of the 2020 election cycle.
--This breaking news report was last updated at 6:24 a.m.
BY KYLE BALLUCK - 11/11/19 06:12 AM EST
Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection: report
© Greg Nash
Longtime Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) will not seek reelection next year, Fox News reported early Monday.
King said in a statement obtained by the network that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford."
In February, King was among the GOP lawmakers on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees retirements to watch list of potential targets ahead of the 2020 election cycle.
--This breaking news report was last updated at 6:24 a.m.
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Longtime GOP Rep. Peter King won't seek reelection: report (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Nov 2019
OP
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)1. Yup - WaPo just had a breaking
Rep. Peter T. King, a 14-term Republican congressman from New York, announces retirement
November 11, 2019 at 6:24 a.m. EST
King, a former chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, becomes the 20th House Republican to announce that he wont seek reelection next year.
The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford, King said in a statement. This was not an easy decision.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/11/11/rep-peter-t-king-a-14-term-republican-congressman-from-new-york-announces-retirement/?wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics&wpmk=1
November 11, 2019 at 6:24 a.m. EST
King, a former chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, becomes the 20th House Republican to announce that he wont seek reelection next year.
The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford, King said in a statement. This was not an easy decision.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/11/11/rep-peter-t-king-a-14-term-republican-congressman-from-new-york-announces-retirement/?wpisrc=al_politics__alert-politics&wpmk=1
Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)2. Bumpbumpbump
...and take that toupee with ya, Pete!
BumRushDaShow
(128,844 posts)5. ....
The song should be on continuous play!
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)3. ...
OnDoutside
(19,953 posts)4. And don't let the door hit ya on the way out !
GoCubsGo
(32,079 posts)6. Good riddance to bad rubbish.
tanyev
(42,550 posts)7. Guess he wasn't able to find any family who wanted him to spend more time with him.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)8. Ha ha ha ha ha!
The Trump effect!
Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)9. Maybe they are getting smart about that Russian money?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)10. 101 total now quitting
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/11/11/house-republicans-bail-trump.html
has ONE of them spoken out to try and SAVE the HUMAN race?
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) became the 101st House Republican to quit or retire on Donald Trump since he took office three years ago.
has ONE of them spoken out to try and SAVE the HUMAN race?