12/05/2023

Rep. Patrick McHenry Will Not Seek Re-election

The 10-term congressman briefly served as acting House speaker

Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC), who served as acting House speaker for three weeks in October while GOP lawmakers struggled to unite behind a permanent leader, said Tuesday that he will not seek reelection next year.

"I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term," said McHenry in a statement. "This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and — for me — this season has come to an end."

McHenry, 48, did not indicate what he would be doing next. The 10-term congressman was first elected to the House in 2004, and represents North Carolina’s deep-red 10th Congressional District. He currently serves as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee but would have been term-limited from that position after next year.

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