GOP’s Slim House Margin Up in the Air as Another Republican Makes a Big Announcement

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Republican Indiana Rep. Larry Bucshon announced Monday that he will be joining the ranks of GOP lawmakers retiring from Congress this year.

Bucshon, a 14-year congressman, decided over the holiday season that he will not seek re-election to his seat in November, he said in a statement posted to X.

“Scripture teaches us, ‘For everything there is a season,’ and it became clear to me over the Christmas holiday with much discernment and prayer that the time has come to bring my season in public service to a conclusion,” Bucshon said in his statement Monday.

“Therefore, I will not seek reelection to an eighth term and conclude my service in the House of Representatives at the end of the 118 Congress,” he said.

The lawmaker, who is a cardiologist, recalled his 14 years of service in Congress and issued statements of thanks to those who supported his political career.

Bucshon, 61, also said that “recent disputes in Congress and difficulties advancing policy on behalf of the American people” had not “soured my faith” in democracy.

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