(Roll Call) — “Goodlatte will leave behind a Solid Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 25 points last fall.”
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte of Virginia announced Thursday he will not seek a 14th term.
“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,” the Republican said in a statement.
Goodlatte’s retirement had been rumored because his gavel on the committee is term-limited. He’s a former chairman of the Agriculture Committee, on which he still serves.
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