{"id":1967267,"date":"2023-07-08T03:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-rep-jamie-raskin-wont-run-for-senate-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T03:12:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T07:12:35","slug":"maryland-rep-jamie-raskin-wont-run-for-senate-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-rep-jamie-raskin-wont-run-for-senate-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin to Skip Senate Run in 2024"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmaryland-rep-jamie-raskin-wont-run-for-senate-in-2024%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=1967267&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 class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Rep. Jamie Raskin Announces Decision Not to Run for Senate Seat<\/h2>\n<p>In an exciting turn of events, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has announced that he will not be running for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin&#8217;s (D-Md.) Senate seat in 2024. Instead, he has decided to run for reelection to the House of Representatives in Maryland&#8217;s extraordinary 8th District.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin made this announcement in a lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/jamieraskin.com\/news\/2024\">statement<\/a> released on Friday. He explained, &#8220;At this moment, I believe the best way for me to make the greatest difference in American politics in 2024 and beyond is this: to run for reelection to the House of Representatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although Raskin would have been a strong candidate for the open Senate seat, he has chosen to focus on his current role. Sen. Cardin, who announced his retirement in May, will be leaving behind a significant opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, Raskin expressed his serious consideration of the Senate seat during an interview on CNN. He acknowledged that such openings are rare and can take decades to occur again.<\/p>\n<h3>Leading Impeachment Efforts<\/h3>\n<p>Raskin gained prominence during the term of President Donald Trump for his leadership in efforts to impeach the former president. He played a crucial role as a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol. Currently, he serves as a ranking member of the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2022, Raskin revealed that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma, a serious but curable form of cancer. However, he provided an update in April 2023, announcing that he had completed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-rep-jamie-raskin-wont-run-for-senate-in-2024\/\" title=\"Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin to Skip Senate Run in 2024\">chemo-immunotherapy treatments<\/a> and was in remission with a 90 percent prognosis of no relapse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3685257\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04\/jamie-raskin-1200x801.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) leads other House impeachment managers in delivering to the Senate an article of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-announces-new-legal-defense-team-for-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"President Trump announces new legal defense team for impeachment trial\">impeachment alleging incitement<\/a> of insurrection against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Jan. 25, 2021. (Melin Mara \/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>In his statement on Friday, the Maryland Democrat reiterated his opposition to Mr. Trump and the former president&#8217;s supporters, emphasizing the need to &#8220;stop them in their political tracks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Raskin urged his friends and supporters to rally behind the Democratic party, urging them to &#8220;elect sweeping Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress and secure a landslide for Joe Biden and the Democrats in 2024.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the encouragement he received from people all over Maryland to run for Mr. Cardin&#8217;s seat, Raskin emphasized that these are not normal times. He believes that the fight for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">democratic institutions<\/a>, freedom, social progress, and human rights in America is far from over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House of Representatives. I have decided not to pursue Sen. Cardin&#8217;s seat and focus on continuing my work in the House. 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