by Mary Ellen McIntire
March 27,2024
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Additional Extract:(Roll Call) New Hampshire Rep. Ann McLane Kuster won’t seek reelection this year, opening up a House seat that she’s held for more than a decade.
“This work has been many things — rewarding, frustrating, inspiring, and challenging. But, more than anything, it has been an honor,” the six-term Democrat said in a statement Wednesday.
“As I look to the future, I am excited by the work and opportunities that lie ahead. We all have a role to play in standing up for what we believe in, advocating for a better future, and pursuing the change that we want to see. I always said I was not going to stay in Congress forever — I will not be seeking re-election in 2024,” she said.
Kuster, 67, chairs the New Democrat Coalition, the largest group of moderate Democrats in Congress, which she plans to keep leading this cycle. She sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee and is a co-chair of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force. She’s also a founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, and she has sought to work across the aisle while still being a reliable Democratic vote.
Read more here: https://rollcall.com/2024/03/27/kuster ... pshire/Kuster is the 11th House Democrat to announce her retirement, and the 25th to be leaving the House at the end of the year because they resigned early or are seeking another office. An additional 21 Republicans have announced plans to either retire or seek another office.
