Republican Rep. McHenry Announces Retirement
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the chair of the Financial Services Committee who also served as speaker pro tempore following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of his term in January 2025.
“I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term,” McHenry said. “This is not a decision I come to lightly, but I believe there is a season for everything and—for me—this season has come to an end,” he said in a statement.
The decision is a sharp reversal from late October, when he said he would seek re-election in 2024. It also adds to a string of Republican departures from Congress.