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DCCC Expands “2020 Retirement Watch List” after bruising GOP July and continuing “TEXODUS!”

Think back to the last two weeks. In less than 14 days, 6 different Republicans — including Will “Future of the Republican Party” Hurd — have announced they’re done explaining their party’s deeply unpopular health care repeal agenda, and they’re done with the misery of life in the minority.

In the last two weeks we got a whole new term in the American political vernacular: the “TEXODUS!

Now, imagine being NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer trying to convince wavering Washington Republicans in your caucus not to retire. For that matter, imagine being NRCC Recruitment Chair Susan Brooks (R-Retired) trying to convince promising recruits to get off the sidelines and run for Congress.

Yeah, we can’t either…. For that reason, the DCCC is making four new additions to its 2020 Republican Retirement Watch List.

New Retirement Watch List Members:

IL-13 Rodney Davis

IL-16 Adam Kinzinger

NY-01 Lee Zeldin

PA-01 Brian Fitzpatrick

Below is the full 2020 Republican Retirement Watch List:

AK-AL Don Young

AZ-06 David Schweikert

CA-50 Duncan Hunter

FL-15 Ross Spano

FL-16 Vern Buchanan

GA-07 Rob Woodall – RETIRED

IL-13 Rodney Davis

IL-16 Adam Kinzinger

IN-05 Susan Brooks – RETIRED

MI-06 Fred Upton

MO-02 Ann Wagner

NJ-04 Chris Smith

NY-01 Lee Zeldin

NY-02 Peter King

NY-24 John Katko

NY-27 Chris Collins

PA-01 Brian Fitzpatrick

OH-01 Steve Chabot

TX-10 Mike McCaul

TX-22 Pete Olson – RETIRED

TX-24 Kenny Marchant – RETIRED (updated 8/5)

TX-31 John Carter

WA-03 Jaime Herrera Beutler

In case you were wondering, only 6 of the 2018 cycle’s 16 Member Retirement Watch List are still in Congress. The other 10 retired on their own, or were retired by their voters.





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