{"id":2231119,"date":"2024-04-26T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republican-will-not-seek-house-reelection-circumstances-beyond-my-control\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T19:58:55","slug":"florida-republican-will-not-seek-house-reelection-circumstances-beyond-my-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republican-will-not-seek-house-reelection-circumstances-beyond-my-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP Representative Decides Against Re-election Due to Unforeseen Circumstances"},"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%2Fflorida-republican-will-not-seek-house-reelection-circumstances-beyond-my-control%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=2231119&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>Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) announced his decision not to\u200c seek reelection in 2024, making him \u2063the latest House Republican to\u200c retire\u200d post this Congress. \u200dPosey cited &#8220;circumstances beyond my \u200dcontrol&#8221; for \u200dsuspending his reelection campaign. He endorsed Mike \u200bHaridopolos as his replacement and expressed his commitment to supporting President Trump&#8217;s\u2064 return to office. Posey&#8217;s departure adds to the turnover in the GOP under Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Longtime Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) is not seeking reelection in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a>, becoming the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republican<\/a> to announce retirement after this Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Posey announced his retirement on Facebook on Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-extends-deadline-to-obtain-real-id-by-19-months\/\" title=\"DHS Extends Deadline To Obtain REAL ID By 19 Months\">citing \u201ccircumstances<\/a> beyond my control\u201d as his reason for suspending his reelection campaign to the Cape Canaveral area district. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been the greatest honor of Katie\u2019s and my life to represent you in Congress,\u201d Posey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bill.posey15\/posts\/7865315426814392?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cAnd, polls suggest that because of YOUR support, I could remain in the job forever, and we were looking forward to another spirited campaign for a final term in office. However, earlier this week circumstances beyond my control now require me to suspend my re-election campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He endorsed Mike Haridopolos, his congressional Finance Committee chairman, who he mentored and said remains his \u201cfirst choice to represent you, me, and our district in congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Posey\u2019s 8th Congressional District in Florida isn\u2019t considered a pick-up opportunity for Democrats given its conservative history, Posey\u2019s announcement does add to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-portland-mayor-implies-police-are-racist-blacks-unfairly-targeted-no-more-pursuing-low-level-traffic-infractions\/\" title=\"Leftist Portland Mayor Implies Police Are Racist, Blacks Unfairly Targeted. No More Pursuing Low-Level Traffic Infractions\">rapid turnover<\/a> under Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and his narrow House GOP majority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to devote all possible resources to continue representing you through the end of my current term, helping President Donald Trump return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-trump-to-meet-with-acting-defense-secretary-chris-miller-in-the-oval-office-at-330-pm\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Trump to Meet with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller in the Oval Office at 3:30 PM\">oval office<\/a>, and supporting former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, in whom I have the greatest trust and confidence, to take up my battles against the swamp and replace me as your Congressman,\u201d Posey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout going into a lot of personal details, stars aligned during the past week and Mike decided he was ready for Congress,\u201d Posey added. \u201cI enthusiastically endorse him and will do everything I can to help him get elected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Posey, who serves on the House Financial Services Committee and Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, was known for questioning former President Barack Obama\u2019s birthplace and therefore eligibility to serve as commander in chief. Posey authored the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/posey.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=130248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presidential Eligibility Act<\/a>\u201d in 2009 that would have required presidential candidates to show birth certificates before being allowed on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>On policy, Posey portrayed himself as a fiscal conservative but tried to steer federal money to NASA facilities along the central Florida coast, particularly after the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Posey\u2019s announcement comes after former Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Mike Gallagher retired early, setting up a special election in Colorado and a vacancy in Wisconsin until January. The Florida congressman is the 23rd House Republican to announce his retirement, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2970984\/laturner-22nd-house-gop-member-to-not-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"most recent being Rep. Jake LaTurner\">most recent being Rep. Jake LaTurner<\/a> (R-KS).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the recent vacancies and the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr., Johnson holds a 217-212 majority, meaning he can afford to lose only two votes on any given measure along party lines.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, New York\u2019s 26th Congressional District will hold a special election to replace former Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins. Given the seat is D+10, Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy is likely to replace Higgins and give Johnson a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-outraise-democrats-across-the-board-in-january\/\" title=\"Republicans Outraise Democrats Across the Board in January\">-seat majority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) joins the list of retiring House Republicans post this Congress. Posey cited &#8220;circumstances beyond my control&#8221; in his Facebook announcement, halting his reelection campaign for the Cape Canaveral district. &#8220;It has been the greatest honor,&#8221; he expressed as he bows out of the 2024 race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2231120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP19353701806530.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2231119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP19353701806530.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231119","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}