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Rep. Norm Dicks retiring from Congress
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 02, 2012 10:34am |
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| Author | Seung Min Kim |
| News Date | Friday, March 2, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced Friday that he will not be running for reelection in 2012.
The 18-term representative, first elected in 1976, said he and his wife Suzie “have made the decision to change gears and enjoy life at a different pace.”
“I have truly enjoyed every day here and have cherished all of the friendships we have made with many of the finest public servants in the nation,” he said in a statement Friday. “I am proud that many of these friendships have crossed the ideological and party lines that tend to separate us, and I have always believed that we can achieve greater results if we leave politics aside when the election season and the floor debates are over.”
Dicks is the ranking member on the powerful Appropriations Committee, and would become the panel’s chairman if Democrats won control of the House. Next in line for the top Democratic position is Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), who is facing a tough primary challenge from Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). |
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