Rep. Kenny Marchant calls it quits, becomes 12th House Republican to retire

[Historic NY]

Republican Rep. Kenny Marchant said Monday he will not seek reelection to represent his Dallas-area district, leaving open a third Texas House seat heavily targeted by Democrats in 2020.

Marchant’s announcement comes days after Rep. Will Hurd (R-Tex.) announced he would not seek reelection in a sprawling border district and less than a month after Rep. Pete Olson (R-Tex.) declined to seek reelection in the Houston suburbs.

All three men won reelection in 2018 by five percentage points or less — in Hurd’s case, by only a few hundred votes.


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[BigmanPigman]

1. I wish we could get some GOP senators to retire.

[Hekate]

2. Good riddance to all of them. I sure hope the Dems are putting money into those districts. nt

[stopdiggin]

3. yes indeed

These "openings" need to be exploited to the fullest .. and guess who is going to be called on to do that? Bingo. The Party. Sure we like fresh blood and new voices, but it sure is nice to have a little structure and support behind these hopefuls when they throw their hat into the ring. If you like seeing new faces on the national stage .. think seriously about getting in there with some support for the Party. They make it happen.

[lastlib]

4. I don't know how the rest of them....

...can stomach being repuglikans. Especially if they're pro-tRumpski, how in the name of everything holy do they explain it to their daughters??

[Skittles]

5. a parade of cowards

fuck them all