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4. House Judiciary chairman announces retirement

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 11:33 AM

Nov 2017

BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 11/09/17 10:58 AM EST

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said Thursday that he will not seek reelection, becoming the latest in a string of GOP lawmaker retirements.

Goodlatte, 65, is the third term-limited House committee chairman to announce his plans to leave the chamber within the last week.

"With my time as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee ending in December 2018, this is a natural stepping-off point and an opportunity to begin a new chapter of my career and spend more time with my family, particularly my granddaughters," Goodlatte said in a letter to supporters.

Two other House committee chairmen, Reps. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), also announced last week that they will not seek reelection.

More:
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/359596-house-judiciary-chairman-announces-retirement

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