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Retirements pile up as lawmakers see dysfunction and brutal midterm cycle (katv.com)

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More lawmakers are showing themselves out of Congress instead of running for reelection amid complaints about the legislative branch’s struggles to make a difference as partisan squabbles and limited areas of compromise that derail attempts to solve the country’s issues.

More than 40 lawmakers have already announced they will not be seeking reelection ahead of the 2026 midterms, a record pace compared to recent cycles with more announcements possible once they head home for the end-of-year holidays. Some are seeking different offices like moving from the House to the Senate or running for their home state’s governorship, while others are stepping away from public service entirely amid dysfunction in Washington and bitter partisanship that has hampered their ability to pass bills and threatened their safety.

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[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Another article that says 40, lists one who "is probably not seeking reelection" and that's it. Second headline of such with basically same guts and no real info.

Mgt doesn't count IMO.