Key Democrat will not seek reelection

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by David Nir
Reposted from Daily Kos Elections by David Nir

Via The Hill:

A key Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said Tuesday that he would not run for re-election next year.

Rep. Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the transportation panel's Aviation Subcommittee and a ten-term Congressman, will not seek another term in the House of Representatives next year, his office confirmed to The Hill. <...>

A spokesman for Costello told The Hill that the congressman would release a statement about his decision to leave office later Tuesday and hold events in his district, the Illinois 12th.