{"id":1216512,"date":"2022-01-14T13:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216512"},"modified":"2022-01-14T13:34:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T18:34:29","slug":"john-katko-one-of-ten-house-republicans-to-vote-for-trumps-impeachment-retiring-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-katko-one-of-ten-house-republicans-to-vote-for-trumps-impeachment-retiring-from-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"John Katko, One Of Ten House Republicans To Vote For Trump\u2019s Impeachment, Retiring From Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fjohn-katko-one-of-ten-house-republicans-to-vote-for-trumps-impeachment-retiring-from-congress%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=1216512&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>Congressman John Katko (R-NY) announced Friday that he would not seek re-election in 2022, choosing instead to retire to spend more time with his family. Katko is now the third member of Congress to have voted to impeach former President Donald Trump to announce their retirement before the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Katko, a four-term representative, released a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1482033959127203840?s=20\">statement<\/a> on Friday stating that his time in office over 32 years has been \u201crewarding\u201d in ways that he never thought possible. However, the New York representative noted that over the past three years, both he and his wife have lost their parents. Katko added: \u201cTo say those gut-wrenching times provided life-changing perspective is putting it mildly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he has decided not to run for office again so that he can \u201cenjoy\u201d his family in a \u201cfuller and more present way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy conscience, my principles, and commitments to do what\u2019s right have guided every decision I\u2019ve made as a member of Congress, and they guide me to my decision today,\u201d he added. Katko also thanked his supporters and constituents for their faith in him.<\/p>\n<p>Katko is currently a ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee. If Congress flips to Republican control, he likely would have been made chairman.<\/p>\n<p>He is also one of 10 House Republicans to have voted to impeach Trump, and the third to announce his retirement in addition to Congressman&nbsp; Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) and Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). After Kinzinger announced his retirement last fall, Trump issued a statement saying, \u201c2 down, 8 to go!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew McCarthy, an Air Force veteran and strong supporter of Trump, was primarying Katko for the 2022 GOP nomination in New York\u2019s 24th Congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>Following Katko\u2019s announcement, McCarthy issued the following statement via Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a shame <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJohnKatko\">@RepJohnKatko <\/a>quit on his people. I promise I fight to the death and will not let you down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s a shame <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJohnKatko?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJohnKatko<\/a> quit on his people.<\/p>\n<p>I promise I fight to the death and will not let you down. <\/p>\n<p>Please support our America First movement here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/78MKCxrPPA\">https:\/\/t.co\/78MKCxrPPA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew McCarthy for Congress (@AMcCarthyNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMcCarthyNY\/status\/1482032825264226306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every Republican in the House of Represenatives who voted to impeach Trump has either retired or been primaried:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCORECARD\u2013GOP who voted to impeach Trump:<\/p>\n<p>Katko \u2013 resigned<br \/>Kinzinger \u2013 resigned<br \/>Gonzalez \u2013 resigned<br \/>Toomey \u2013 resigned<br \/>Upton \u2013 primaried<br \/>Newhouse \u2013 primaried<br \/>Cheney \u2013 primaried<br \/>Meijer \u2013 primaried<br \/>Rice \u2013 primaried<br \/>Valadao \u2013 primaried<br \/>Beutler \u2013 primaried<br \/>Murkowski \u2013 primaried<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Election Wizard \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ElectionWiz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElectionWiz\/status\/1482034762432798727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times\u2019 Nicholas Fandos predicted that Katko\u2019s retirement could help Democrats in that district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoa!,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cThis is huge news in NY and DC. Katko, a former federal prosecutor and top R on Homeland security, consistently wins on Dem leaning turf in central NY. His retirement hands Democrats a significant, unexpected boost as they look at gerrymandering NY to max out Dem gains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoa! <\/p>\n<p>This is huge news in NY and DC. Katko, a former federal prosecutor and top R on Homeland security, consistently wins on Dem leaning turf in central NY. His retirement hands Democrats a significant, unexpected boost as they look at gerrymandering NY to max out Dem gains <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VHyZ8l5QJK\">https:\/\/t.co\/VHyZ8l5QJK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/npfandos\/status\/1482030473857708034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/john-katko-retirement-2022-election-house-a24897ab-9efa-491e-a1ae-11b10f9364fb.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_content=politics-katko\">pointed<\/a> out by Axios, Katko\u2019s seat could wind up getting legislated out of existence, depending on what sort of new House maps are chosen by New York state:<\/p>\n<p><em>New York Democrats\u2019&nbsp;<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/democrats-house-redistricting-new-york-illinois-a6b1d53a-3bf6-4d37-8d2e-7004c38700d2.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"desire to squeeze\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/democrats-house-redistricting-new-york-illinois-a6b1d53a-3bf6-4d37-8d2e-7004c38700d2.html\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">desire to squeeze<\/a>&nbsp;as many favorable districts as possible out of upstate New York may put his Biden-voting district into even bluer territory, imperiling his general election chances.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Another&nbsp;<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/ny-panel-wants-to-merge-districts-of-gop-reps-john-katko-claudia-tenney.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"proposal\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/ny-panel-wants-to-merge-districts-of-gop-reps-john-katko-claudia-tenney.html\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">proposal<\/a>&nbsp;has him going head-to-head with Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), a more conservative Republican who would likely win Trump\u2019s endorsement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently, 18 Democrats have announced they will not seek re-election compared to just six Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>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;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressman John Katko (R-NY) announced Friday that he would not seek re-election in 2022, choosing instead to retire to spend more time with his family. Katko is now the third member of Congress to have voted to impeach former President Donald Trump to announce their retirement before the midterm elections. Katko, a four-term representative, released &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"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-1216512","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\/1216512","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\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1216512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1216512\/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=1216512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1216512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1216512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}