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Showing Original Post only (View all)There is no way we are losing the senate [View all]
There are five republicans not running and only one Democrat
We are not going to lose the senate
Retiring from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Richard Burr Republican Party Republican North Carolina July 20, 2016[1]
Pat Toomey Republican Party Republican Pennsylvania Oct. 5, 2020[2]
Rob Portman Republican Party Republican Ohio Jan. 25, 2021[3]
Richard Shelby Republican Party Republican Alabama Feb. 8, 2021[4]
Roy Blunt Republican Party Republican Missouri March 8, 2021[5]
Patrick Leahy Democratic Party Democratic Vermont November 15, 2021[6]
Congress may be a challenge but we could still keep it. I'm up for the challenge
Thirty representatives are not seeking re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):
Democratic Party 20 Democrats
Republican Party 12 Republicans
Incumbents retiring from public office
Democratic Party 12 Democrats
Republican Party 5 Republicans
Retiring from public office, 2022
Name Party State Date announced
Alan Lowenthal Democratic Party Democrat California December 16, 2021[7]
Devin Nunes Republican Party Republican California December 6, 2021[8]
Peter DeFazio Democratic Party Democrat Oregon December 1, 2021[9]
G.K. Butterfield Democratic Party Democrat North Carolina November 19, 2021[10]
Jackie Speier Democratic Party Democrat California November 16, 2021[11]
Adam Kinzinger Republican Party Republican Illinois October 29, 2021[12]
Michael Doyle Democratic Party Democratic Pennsylvania October 18, 2021[13]
David Price Democratic Party Democratic North Carolina October 18, 2021[14]
John Yarmuth Democratic Party Democratic Kentucky October 12, 2021[15]
Anthony Gonzalez Republican Party Republican Ohio September 16, 2021[16]
Ron Kind Democratic Party Democratic Wisconsin August 10, 2021[17]
Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Democratic Illinois April 30, 2021[18]
Kevin Brady Republican Party Republican Texas April 14, 2021[19]
Filemon Vela Democratic Party Democratic Texas March 22, 2021[20]
Tom Reed Republican Party Republican New York March 21, 2021[21]
Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic Party Democratic Arizona March 12, 2021[22]
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic Party Democratic Texas October 9, 2019[23]
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