KY's Only Democratic Member of Congress Announces Retirement, Gerrymandering Threat Looms: Yarmuth

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2. I'll add the article from McClatchy for this thread.

Yarmuth won’t run for re-election, opening a fight for Democratic KY congressional seat

WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky’s only Democratic congressman, announced Tuesday he would not seek re-election in 2022.

The decision of the House Budget Committee chairman creates an immediate scramble for his Louisville-based seat, which is heavily Democratic.

“Truth be told, I never expected to be in Congress this long. I always said I couldn’t imagine being here longer than 10 years. After every election, I was asked how long I intended to serve and I never had an answer. Today I do. This term will be my last,” Yarmuth said in a video posted to his Twitter account.

Yarmuth, first elected in 2006, will turn 74 next month. While the congressman indicated he’s in good health, consideration about how he wants to spend his remaining years weighed on his decision to call it quits.

Read more: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article254951487.html

Thanks for posting the OP.