Congressman Bill Lipinski Close to Retirement

[NewJerseyDem]

The seat is safely democratic but I really don't like the nepotism involved here.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/49_136/news/5858-1.html (subscription required)

Veteran Rep. Bill Lipinski (D-Ill.) is planning to announce his retirement soon — likely by the end of this summer — and he has set in place a plan to have his son replace him on the November ballot, knowledgeable sources confirmed Wednesday.

However, sources stressed that the 11-term Chicago Democrat will not announce his departure until the highway bill is, at the very least, headed toward passage.

“It’s a done deal,” said one source with ties to Chicago politics. “He’s lined up support for his son.”

Lipinski, the third-ranking Democrat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, did little to bat down the retirement speculation as the conference on the highway bill got under way Wednesday.