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☆ A GOP congressman says he has 'zero concerns' about the wave of departures from the House: 'We probably need a few more retirements'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I think the retirements are a wonderful thing," Good recently told CNN. I blame a lot of the 'crazy eights' led by Gaetz," McCarthy told CNN. However, Good dismissed concerns about congressional turnover, even as Republicans control the House, albeit narrowly. Why don't you survey the country and see if there is any brain to drain in Congress," he told CNN. As of Tuesday, 21 GOP lawmakers have chosen not to run for reelection this year or are running for another public office.

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CNN —House Republicans were shocked by some of the recent high-profile retirements announced by their colleagues, which have included powerful committee chairs and rising stars inside the GOP. And on the Energy and Commerce Committee alone – a highly sought-after assignment – there are eight Republicans who are retiring. “So, yeah, I’m very worried about it.”Others, however, said the turnover is completely normal, especially since the House GOP has self-imposed term limits for chairs, which they argued allows them to inject new blood into the ranks. We probably need a few more retirements.”McCarthy – who resigned at the end of last year – suggested that was perhaps the goal of hard-liners like Good and GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida who voted to oust him. It’s just a number of things piling up,” said House Science Committee Chair Frank Lucas, reflecting on the retirements.

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☆ The House of Representatives is set to lose 375 years of congressional experience as 30 members have announced their departures
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

30 members of the House of Representatives have announced they won't be running for reelection. AdvertisementWhen the 118th Congress concludes in January 2025, the House of Representatives will be losing at least 375 years of congressional experience. As of Monday, 30 members of the House of Representatives — with each member averaging around 12 years, or 6 terms in office — have said they're not running for reelection. Of the 30 representatives leaving the House, 19 are members of the Democratic Party, and 11 caucus with the Republican Party. At least four House members have cited a desire to spend more time with family as the reason they're leaving office.

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Online paperwork shows the 35-year-old Chansley filed a candidate statement of interest Thursday, indicating he wants to run as a Libertarian in next year’s election for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District seat. U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko, a 64-year-old Republican representing the district since 2018, announced last month that she won’t seek re-election. Chansley pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding in connection with the Capitol insurrection. Although he previously called himself the “QAnon Shaman,” Chansley has since disavowed the QAnon movement. He identified himself as Jacob Angeli-Chansley in the candidate statement of interest paperwork filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.

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☆ 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, who served more than 2 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, now wants to run for Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jacob Chansley, or the "QAnon shaman," became an infamous symbol of the January 6 attack on Congres. Chansley apologized and was recently released from prison after serving more than two years. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Chansley is considering running for a US Congress seat in the 2024 election, representing his home state of Arizona.

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☆ Blake Masters is running for a Phoenix-area House seat — but he lives over 100 miles away in Tucson
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But he lives in Tucson, more than 120 miles away from Lesko's Phoenix-area House district. Abe Hamadeh, the 2022 GOP nominee for attorney general, is already running for the seat. In 2022, Masters, Lake and Hamadeh ran as a unified ticket. In 2022, Masters benefited from millions in outside spending from tech billionaire Peter Thiel. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs of the end of September, Masters' Senate campaign owed more than $820,000 in debt, most of which was owed to Masters himself.

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☆ Blake Masters Announces Run for Congress, Skipping New Senate Bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Anjali Huynh | More About Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Blake Masters, a Republican who lost his U.S. Senate campaign in Arizona last year, announced on Thursday that he would run to represent the state’s Eighth Congressional District — ending speculation that he would pursue a second Senate run in 2024. “I’m running for Congress, to fight for Arizona’s 8th,” Mr. Masters wrote on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. We need to stop inflation, Build the Wall, avoid WW3, and secure Arizona’s water future. We need to fight for our families.”Representative Debbie Lesko, a Republican, has represented the district, in the Phoenix suburbs, since 2018. Also this month, Kari Lake, a former news anchor who ran for governor in Arizona last year, declared that she would run for the seat held by Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

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McCarthy made good on his promise to block former House Intelligence chair Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell — both California Democrats — from serving on that panel. In addition to keeping Schiff and Swalwell off the Intelligence Committee, McCarthy previously said he intended to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who backed McCarthy but has caused headaches for GOP leadership in the past, also got a slot on the panel. The coronavirus committeeRep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, will chair the special committee investigating the spread of the coronavirus. Last week, McCarthy named GOP members to a third select committee, focused on competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.

☆ Attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband prompts Republicans, including many who defied the 2020 election results after Capitol rioters hunted her on Jan. 6, to denounce political violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked during an early Friday break-in, police said. Several GOP lawmakers, including some who spread lies about the 2020 election, have since condemned the attack. Sen. Ted CruzThe Texas senator acknowledged his and Nancy Pelosi's "political differences," while calling the attack on her husband "horrific." —Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) October 28, 2022Rep. Chuck FleischmannThe Tennessee Republican wrote that any politically motivated violence "must be strongly condemned." Rep. Rodney DavisThe Illinois Republican wrote that the Pelosi attack strikes at the heart of every lawmaker, decrying it as "an attack on all of Congress."

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