After serving almost 24 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Ron Paul told The Facts exclusively this morning he will not be seeking another term for the District 14 seat.Paul, 75, will instead focus on his quest for the presidency in 2012.
… “I felt it was better that I concentrate on one election,” Paul said. “It’s about that time when I should change tactics.”
His announcement will give enough time for anyone with aspirations for his seat to think about running, he said. Paul didn’t want to wait for filing in the 2012 primary to let people know he wasn’t seeking reelection.
In other news, large numbers of former Naderites seek counseling over uneasy feelings of commonality with Paulians.
Of course, I’m assuming this is a “win or retire” scenario. It’s hardly out of the question for Paul to run again in 2016, 79 years old and four years out of office. But it seems unlikely.
Note: Paul has served almost 34 years in the House, not 24 as the story says.
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