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Maryland Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer will not run again and plans to retire from Congress, he told The Washington Post, ending his more than 40-year career in Congress.
“I obviously didn’t want to be one of those members who stayed and stayed beyond their ability to do the job,” Hoyer admitted to the newspaper on Jan. 7, adding that he plans to officially announce his retirement in a speech on the House floor on Jan. 8.
The New York Times and Politico also reported that Hoyer’s retirement is near, citing people familiar with his decision.
Hoyer said in a Facebook post that he will speak in the House chamber on January 8 at 10 a.m. ET, but did not provide details of the speech.
Mr. Hoyer is the third-longest serving member of Congress, behind Republican Representatives Hal Rogers and Chris Smith, who began their careers in January 1981. Before joining Congress, he spent more than a decade in the Maryland State Senate, where he served as president.
Mr. Hoyer was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1981, representing Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, which covers the southern tip of the state.
Hoyer was elected majority leader under former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2022, and served as minority whip when Republicans controlled the House. In 2007, he became the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from Maryland in U.S. history.
He and Pelosi will step down as leaders in 2022, supporting New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries to replace him. In 2024, Heuer suffered a mild stroke.
Contributed by: Reuters
