California Republican Rep. Paul Cook to retire from Congress, run for county supervisor seat

[brooklynite]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Rep. Paul Cook (R-Yucca Valley) will retire from Congress at the end of his term and will announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, according to John Sobel, the congressman’s chief of staff.

California’s Republican U.S. House delegation has been greatly diminished in recent years. In the 2018 midterms, Democrats took control of half of the 14 remaining Republican seats in California, which has a total of 53 congressional districts.

Cook’s departure from the 8th Congressional District will mark the latest in a series of other House Republican retirements as the lawmakers have had to confront life in the minority. In all, more than a dozen GOP members have announced plans to leave Congress after 2020, including several in Texas.

Cook, who was mayor of Yucca Valley and served in the state Assembly before being elected to Congress in 2012, is in his fourth term. He plans to announce a run to represent the 1st District of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. Robert Lovingood, who currently holds the seat, recently announced he won’t seek reelection.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-17/republican-paul-cook-retire-congress

[RockRaven]

1. Think about what this says about how toxic Trump is. This lifelong Repuke politician would rather

(try to) be a County Supervisor than (try to) be a member of Congress.

[brooklynite]

3. In Chicago, moving from the US House to the Board of Alderman is seen as a promotion...

[Marcuse]

8. More opportunity for both honest graft and dishonest graft.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Let there be even more Republican retirements....

So that the Democrats earn even more of a super majority in the US House.

Now let's take back the Senate from Moscow Mitch.

[patphil]

4. It'd be a real hoot if he lost the election for County Board of Supervisors.

Probably not going to happen, but I can dream.

[lagomorph777]

9. He could always run for dog catcher.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. It's not about how long you stay

it's about how many pensions you can collect

I'm beginning to wonder if some of these Republicans know something we don't. Like THIS current Congress is the last Congress.

[Kind of Blue]

6. Interesting. Return to GOP strategy of quietly stacking republicans

in seemingly harmless positions at the state and local level.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Bye bye Rep. Cook

Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you.

[Jose Garcia]

10. It's no fun serving in the minority, and

the GOP probably won't be back in the majority until 2023.

[onetexan]

11. Good riddance!! Now CA Dems, put up a good candidate to claim the seat for the BLUE team!!