WASHINGTON, Jan.
8, 2014 – Rep. Mike McIntyre of
North Carolina, a farm bill conferee and one of Washington’s last Blue Dog
Democrats, will not be running for reelection next year, according to numerous
reports.
McIntyre’s
district – North Carolina’s 7th – is one of the most conservative in
the country currently represented by a Democrat. In 2012, the race between
McIntyre and his Republican challenger was the closest of the election cycle,
decided by just 654 votes. All signs, then, indicate the district will be a
clean pickup for the GOP, which hopes to solidify its lead in the House of
Representatives in 2014.
McIntyre, 57, is
currently the second highest-ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee
after serving in Congress for 17 years.
McIntyre’s
office did not respond to email messages requesting comment.
Rep. Carolyn
McCarthy, D-N.Y., is also retiring this year, the Washington Post reported
today. McCarthy was elected to Congress in 1996 as a champion for gun control
after her husband was killed in a mass shooting on a Long Island commuter
train. In June, she announced she had a treatable form of lung cancer.
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