Oregon US Rep. Earl Blumenauer will not seek reelection

Oct. 30, 2023

The Portland Democrat has spent five decades serving at all levels of elected office. He says Congress is no longer “the most productive way to be involved.”

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer is calling it a career.

The 75-year-old Portland congressman — for more than a quarter century a Capitol Hill ambassador of sorts for his hometown — announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year.

“I have concluded that my personal time and energy will be better spent not involved in campaigning,” Blumenauer told OPB, adding he wants to spend time instead focusing on his priorities at the local level. “I want to help put Portland back together.”

https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/30/oregon-us-rep-earl-blumenauer-will-not-seek-reelection-congress/

Third one this week…….