Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Politico

01/07/2026 09:31 PM EST


Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer is set to announce his retirement from the House as soon as Thursday, capping off a decades-long career in Congress, according to two people who were granted anonymity to confirm the news ahead of a public announcement.

Hoyer, who represents a district stretching from the eastern Washington suburbs to southern Maryland, has served since 1981, rising up through the ranks to become the second-ranking House Democrat under Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

He stepped aside from his senior role after Democrats lost the House in 2022 as part of a broader changing of the guard but remained in Congress, retaking a senior post on the House Appropriations Committee.

Only two sitting House members — GOP Reps. Hal Rogers of Kentucky and Chris Smith of New Jersey — have served longer than Hoyer, and only by a few months.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/steny-hoyer-retirement-00715790

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. The changing of the guard

I eagerly look forward to a new generation of fearless progressives in the house.

[Skittles]

3. 86 years old

JFC

[choie]

2. I don't know why, but

I kinda thought he had retired a while ago.

[Skittles]

4. why?

I mean, he is only 86

[choie]

12. Heh!

I mean, I'll be lucky to retire by the time I'm 86 - but he probably was financially comfortable to do so waaaay before.

[mcar]

5. Thank you for your service, Rep. Hoyer

[johnnyplankton]

6. He's a little old for Congress but a little too young for the Senate

[Luciferous]

7. Lol

[spooky3]

8. Gift link to WaPo article:

https://wapo.st/4qaAmbN

Thank you for your service, Rep. Hoyer.

[niyad]

9. Sloppy writing, politico. .Is Hoyer retiring tomorrow, or simply announcing

on Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term?

(I will not click on the link, because I refuse to have to prove to a fucking computer that I am human just to read a crappy article. )

[oasis]

10. Hoyer longtime loyal Democrat. Lots to admire.

[riversedge]

11. ........His decision to step aside is likely to create a free-for-all for the deep-blue seat. One candidate, Harry Jarin

...........His decision to step aside is likely to create a free-for-all for the deep-blue seat. One candidate, Harry Jarin, is already in the race after launching a primary in May that specifically targeted Hoyer’s age.