{"id":1192172,"date":"2022-01-05T20:50:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T01:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192172"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T01:50:12","slug":"congresswoman-brenda-lawrence-to-retire-joins-dozens-of-house-dems-who-wont-seek-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congresswoman-brenda-lawrence-to-retire-joins-dozens-of-house-dems-who-wont-seek-re-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence To Retire, Joins Dozens Of House Dems Who Won\u2019t Seek Re-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongresswoman-brenda-lawrence-to-retire-joins-dozens-of-house-dems-who-wont-seek-re-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence announced her upcoming retirement on Tuesday, becoming the 25th House Democrat who won\u2019t seek re-election as the 2022 midterms approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, after reflecting on my journey \u2014 and oh, my goodness, what a journey \u2014 and having conversations with my family, I am announcing that I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,\u201d Lawrence said in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am incredibly grateful for the people in Michigan\u2019s 14th Congressional District, who placed their trust and vote in me \u2014 in me, just a little black girl from the east side of Detroit. You made me your congresswoman. It has been a tremendous honor and privilege to be your voice in Congress and to fight for our communities and issues in Washington, D.C., on a national platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This year marks my 30th year in elected public service, and I\u2019ve had the good fortune of serving Michiganders on the local and national level.<\/p>\n<p>After reflecting on my journey &amp; having conversations with my family, I\u2019m announcing that I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QBmdExSKaj\">pic.twitter.com\/QBmdExSKaj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brenda Lawrence (@RepLawrence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLawrence\/status\/1478553093684043777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/01\/04\/brenda-lawrence-25th-house-democrat-to-retire-526533\">Politico<\/a> notes that Lawrence, who was first elected to Congress in 2014, had quickly ascended through the ranks on the House Appropriations Committee, as well as the Congressional Black Caucus. She narrowly lost an election for a leadership position in the last Congress, so her retirement came as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Politico also noted redistricting issues when reporting on Lawrence\u2019s upcoming retirement, which the congresswoman seemed to address in her announcement. \u201cAs we have a new redistricting map, a new generation of leaders will step up. We need to make sure our elected officials in Michigan and across the country look like our communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence\u2019s decision comes just one day after another high-profile black Congressman announced his retirement. Illinois Representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chicago-democrat-and-former-black-panther-latest-house-member-to-retire\">Bobby Rush<\/a>&nbsp;(D) announced his retirement Monday. The Daily Wire reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>Rush, 75, told the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/metro-state\/2022\/1\/3\/22865665\/bobby-rush-retire\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a> Monday that he would not seek another term. Rush represents Illinois\u2019s 1st Congressional district, which encompasses parts of the South Side of Chicago and extends to the city\u2019s southwest suburbs. The district is a Democratic stronghold drawn under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in order to facilitate the election of a black representative to Congress. He was first elected in 1992, and notably defeated a primary challenge from then-State Senator Barack Obama in 2000\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rush\u2019s district is not expected to be competitive, but his retirement is the latest in a series of high-profile retirements from veteran Democrats, as expectations of a Republican wave continue to build.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post further reported Monday that Speaker of the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/washington-post-reports-pelosi-expected-to-step-down-after-2022-midterms\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA) is expected to \u201cstep down\u201d after the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cook-political-report-projects-republicans-to-take-house-in-2022\">Cook Political Report<\/a> also updated its ratings for the House last week, with the new ratings showing that Republicans have the advantage in enough competitive House races that they are projected to reclaim the majority in the House in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence announced her upcoming retirement on Tuesday, becoming the 25th House Democrat who won\u2019t seek re-election as the 2022 midterms approach. \u201cToday, after reflecting on my journey \u2014 and oh, my goodness, what a journey \u2014 and having conversations with my family, I am announcing that I will not be seeking &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}