Trump-district House Democrat won’t seek re-election in 2026
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The House Democrat, who represents a district that President Donald Trump won in 2024, is not seeking re-election next year.
Rep. Jared Golen, D-Maine., announced his plans in an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News on Wednesday, a day after Democrats’ landslide election victories in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City.
“I never liked politics. But I find purpose and meaning in service, and the sailor in me has been able to overcome many of the aspects of politics I dislike by focusing on the good work that Congress can produce with patience and determination,” Golden wrote.
“But after 11 years as a legislator, I am tired of the behavior, the increasing incivility, and the outright obnoxiousness often displayed by our political leaders that are now endemic to some elements of our American society.”
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, attends the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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