{"id":1419791,"date":"2022-04-05T11:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419791"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T15:44:49","slug":"long-time-republican-rep-fred-upton-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/long-time-republican-rep-fred-upton-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Time Republican Rep. Fred Upton Announces Retirement"},"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\">14<\/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%2Flong-time-republican-rep-fred-upton-announces-retirement%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=1419791&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, who has served in Congress since 1987, announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven the best of stories has a last chapter. This is it for me. I\u2019ve done the zillions of airline miles back and forth, have signed \u2018Fred\u2019 to over a million letters, cast more votes than anyone in this Chamber while here, and by most accounts have succeeded in making a difference accomplishing what I have set out to do with more unfinished work still yet to come,\u201d Upton <a href=\"https:\/\/upton.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402017\">said<\/a> in prepared floor remarks.<\/p>\n<p>A leading moderate in the GOP, Upton is a <a href=\"https:\/\/problemsolverscaucus.house.gov\/members\">vice-chair<\/a> of the Problem Solvers\u2019 Caucus. He <a href=\"https:\/\/upton.house.gov\/about-fred\/default.aspx\">chaired<\/a> the House Energy and Commerce Committee from 2011-2017, and is the <a href=\"https:\/\/historycms2.house.gov\/Institution\/Seniority\/terms_of_service_116thClose_20210103\/\">third-longest<\/a> serving member of the House Republican Conference. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/04\/05\/upton-announcing-plans-retire-u-s-house-wont-run-again\/7272320001\/\">began<\/a> his political career as a House aide before serving in the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big House news: Veteran GOP Rep. Fred Upton is retiring. He was one of 10 who voted to impeach Trump over Jan. 6. As of last week, he hadn\u2019t made a decision but would have been forced to challenge Rep. Huizenga. He told me last Thursday he was torn over the decision<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkraju\/status\/1511348901265170436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Upton was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/13\/republicans-supporting-trumps-impeachment\/\">ten<\/a> House Republicans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and one of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/06\/13-house-republicans-infrastructure-bill\/\">thirteen<\/a> House Republicans to vote for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. He also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/2022102\">voted<\/a> to cap the monthly out-of-pocket <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/31\/democrats-pass-insulin-pricing-bill\/\">cost<\/a> of insulin at $35, and was the lead GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-2008-dec-16-fi-bailout16-story.html\">negotiator<\/a> for the 2008 auto industry bailout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a former Boy Scout, I believe in leaving the campground better than when you found it. I\u2019ve worked with seven Administrations and seven House Speakers. None of them would call me a \u2018rubber stamp.\u2019 If it\u2019s good policy and good for Michigan, I\u2019m there,\u201d Upton said of his moderate voting record.<\/p>\n<p>Upton would have faced a member versus member primary against Bill Huizenga in the Fourth District as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/28\/michigan-approves-new-us-house-map-leading-to-an-incumbent-v-incumbent-primary\/\">redistricting<\/a>. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/07\/donald-trump-endorses-steve-carra-over-incumbent-fred-upton-michigan-congress\/\">endorsed<\/a> state Rep. Steve Carra in the race, although he has since dropped out. Michigan is hosting one of the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/the-6-house-races-where-incumbents-are-likely-to-face-another-incumbent\/\">five<\/a> member versus member primaries, with Democrats Haley Stevens and Andy Levin squaring off in the Eleventh District. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/01\/donald-trump-endorses-mary-miller-primary-rodney-davis-illinois\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Trump Endorses Illinois Rep. Mary Miller Ahead Of Member Vs Member Primary)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Upton is the fourth Republican who voted to impeach Trump to retire, joining Illinois Rep. Adam <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/29\/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-retire\/\">Kinzinger<\/a>, Ohio Rep. Anthony <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/17\/anthony-gonzalez-retirement-ohio-donald-trump\/\">Gonzalez<\/a>, and New York Rep. John <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/14\/john-katko-announces-retirement\/\">Katko<\/a>. He is the 46th representative to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/pressgallery.house.gov\/member-data\/casualty-list\">retirement<\/a>, and the 16th Republican.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Michigan Rep. 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