{"id":2116563,"date":"2023-12-05T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mchenry-former-interim-house-speaker-announces-retirement-from-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:00:02","slug":"rep-mchenry-former-interim-house-speaker-announces-retirement-from-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mchenry-former-interim-house-speaker-announces-retirement-from-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. McHenry, former interim House Speaker, to retire 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\">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%2Frep-mchenry-former-interim-house-speaker-announces-retirement-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=2116563&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) speaks to members of the media outside the office of US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),\u2064 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2023. McCarthy was\u200c fighting for his political life ahead of a vote expected Tuesday on whether to remove him \u200das House\u200c speaker, forced by far-right critics angered by his work with\u2062 Democrats. McCarthy\u200c sparked fury among the ultra-conservative wing of the party\u2063 when he passed a bipartisan stopgap funding measure backed by the White \u2063House to avert a \u200bgovernment shutdown on \u2062September 30, 2023. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>12:53 PM \u2013 Tuesday, December 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Former\u200c interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry announces\u200b he will not seek re-election next year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will be retiring from Congress at the end of my current term. I believe there is \u200da\u200d season for everything and\u2014for \u2063me\u2014this season\u200b has come to an end. I look forward to what comes next for my family and me.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QCVurSYuhm\">https:\/\/t.co\/QCVurSYuhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick McHenry (@PatrickMcHenry)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMcHenry\/status\/1732089840819228919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>McHenry (R-N.C.) made the announcement in \u200da post\u200b on X (Twitter) on Tuesday, saying,\u2064 \u201cI believe there is a\u200d season for everything and\u2014for me\u2014this season has come to\u2064 an\u2064 end. I look \u200cforward \u200bto what comes next for my family\u200d and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The 48-year-old is currently the \u2064chair of the House Financial Services Committee. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-slain-ferguson-teen-demands-20m-from-blm\/\" title=\"Father of slain Ferguson teen demands M from BLM\">garnered national attention<\/a>\u200b after Republican Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted\u200d from his position and McHenry took his place for three weeks. <\/p>\n<p>McHenry was first\u2064 elected in 2004 and began his\u200d Congressional career as a partisan rabble-rouser. He later \u2062became\u200b the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republican-leaders-bidens-build-back-better-agenda-is-dead\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- House Republican Leaders: Biden's Build Back Better Agenda Is 'Dead'\">chief deputy whip<\/a> under two speakers.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b Republican\u200b also voiced concerns regarding Congressional departures being \u200b\u201cgreatly \u2062exaggerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere has been a great deal of \u200chandwringing and ink spilled about the \u200dfuture of this institution because\u200b some\u2014like \u2062me\u2014have decided to leave,\u201d McHenry said.\u2063 \u201cThose concerns are exaggerated. I\u2019ve seen a lot of change over twenty years. I truly feel this institution is on the verge of the next great turn. Whether it\u2019s 1974, 1994, \u200bor 2010, \u2062we\u2019ve seen the House evolve over time. Evolutions are often lumpy and disjointed, but at each stage, new leaders\u2063 emerge. There are \u2064many smart and capable \u2063members who remain, and\u200c others are\u2064 on their way. I\u2019m confident the House is in good hands. I look forward to what the next season brings for my family and me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McHenry\u2019s seat is considered\u200c a safe Republican seat,\u2064 according to experts. He has represented North Carolina\u2019s 10<sup>th<\/sup> Congressional district since\u2064 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to\u200d your inbox for \u200bfree. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Biden\u2019s re-election campaign continues to face growing pressure from the Muslim- American community. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>What was once a\u2063 settlement for those\u2064 stricken with Leprosy in Hawaii is now a refuge for the remaining former patients.\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers tell One America News they believe they now have the\u200c votes within the Republican Conference to move ahead with a formal vote for the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>University \u2063faculty in California decide to\u200c launch\u2063 a one day rolling strike. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group representing 83 Spanish media\u200c outlets has filed a $600 million lawsuit against\u2064 Facebook owner\u2064 Meta Platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Verizon said it would\u200d offer streaming subscriptions to Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery-owned Max platforms as a \u2064bundle to \u2063its customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Market capitalizations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-censorship-industrial-complex\/\" title=\"Whistleblower exposes \"Censorship Industrial Complex\">global mega-cap companies surged<\/a>, buoyed by a decline in U.S. yields and growing anticipation of potential rate \u2062cuts amid diminishing worries about inflation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>More advertisers are likely to flee Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform X after the billionaire lashed out at some of the biggest\u2064 names in the \u2064media industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dHow did Patrick McHenry announce his retirement from Congress?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Breaking news updates on Patrick McHenry&#8217;s retirement and\u200b other political developments\u2064 by subscribing to our newsletter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Patrick McHenry Announces Retirement from Congress<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, \u200cformer interim House Speaker Patrick McHenry announced that he will not seek \u200cre-election next year. McHenry, a Republican from North Carolina, made the announcement on his Twitter \u200daccount, stating, &#8220;I will be retiring from Congress at the end of \u2062my current term.\u2062 I believe there is a season for everything and\u2014for me\u2014this season has come to an end. I look forward to what comes next for my family and me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McHenry, \u206448, currently serves as the chair of\u200b the House\u200d Financial\u2064 Services Committee. He gained national \u200dattention when he\u2064 temporarily took over the role of House Speaker\u2063 after Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s ousting. McHenry has had a long and influential career in Congress since\u2064 his election \u2063in 2004. He started as a partisan rabble-rouser and later became\u200c the chief deputy whip under\u200b two speakers.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200dhis announcement, McHenry addressed concerns about the future of Congress and the\u2062 impact of\u2063 departures such as his own. \u200dHe stated, &#8220;There has been a great deal of handwringing\u2063 and \u200bink\u200c spilled about the future of this institution \u200bbecause some\u2014like me\u2014have decided to leave. Those concerns\u200b are exaggerated. I&#8217;ve\u2064 seen a lot of\u200b change over twenty\u2064 years. I truly feel this institution is on the verge of the \u2062next great turn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McHenry expressed \u2063confidence in the capabilities of the \u200cremaining members of Congress and\u200b emphasized that new leaders \u200bwill emerge to guide the House through the next stage of its evolution. He stated, &#8220;I&#8217;m confident the House is in good \u2062hands. I look forward to what the next \u2064season brings for my family and me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Experts consider McHenry&#8217;s seat in \u2063the\u200b 10th Congressional district of North Carolina to be safe for the Republican Party. \u2062However, his decision to retire opens up opportunities for new candidates \u2063to\u200b vie for the seat in the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick McHenry&#8217;s retirement from Congress after his current term marks the end of a significant era in North Carolina politics. As the chair of the House Financial Services\u2062 Committee and former \u200dinterim House Speaker, McHenry&#8217;s departure \u2063will create new opportunities and challenges for the Republican \u200bParty. While his decision\u200c to retire has sparked \u200ddiscussions about the future of Congress, McHenry \u2062remains optimistic and believes the \u200bHouse is ready for its next chapter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) addresses the media outside US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s (R-CA) office at the US Capitol. McCarthy&#8217;s political future hangs in the balance as a vote to remove him as House speaker looms. 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