WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anna Eshoo, a Democrat representing elements of California’s Silicon Valley, introduced Tuesday that she is not going to run for reelection subsequent 12 months, marking the tip of her greater than three many years in Congress.
“I’m selecting this lovely season of Thanksgiving to announce that I can’t be in search of reelection,” Eshoo mentioned in a video posted on X, the platform previously referred to as Twitter. “And I achieve this with a coronary heart crammed with endless gratitude to you, my magnificent constituents.”
Eshoo’s retirement will seemingly kick off a fierce race for her seat in California’s sixteenth Congressional District, which encompasses Silicon Valley in addition to elements of Santa Jose and San Mateo County. It’s a protected Democratic seat that the 80-year-old has occupied since being elected in 1992 as the primary lady and Democrat to ever characterize the world. She beforehand served for a decade on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
Eshoo joins greater than a dozen Home Democrats who’re opting to retire or run for an additional workplace subsequent 12 months. She mentioned within the video announcement that she made her choice after reflecting on her file of accomplishments within the chamber, together with her time as a senior member of the Home Power and Commerce Committee.
“I’m very pleased with the physique of bipartisan work I’ve been capable of obtain in your behalf within the Congress,” Eshoo mentioned in a message to her constituents. She mentioned she’ll be leaving public workplace with greater than 60 payments she launched having been signed into regulation.
In an announcement, Home Democratic Chief Hakeem Jeffries saluted Eshoo’s years of public service.
“It’s becoming that Silicon Valley has been represented by a prolific legislator, innovator, and barrier breaker like Anna Eshoo,” the New York Democrat mentioned. “Anna has been a private mentor and supply of encouragement and inspiration all through my journey in Congress and I want her and her household one of the best on this new chapter on the conclusion of a historic Congressional profession.”
Eshoo is the sixth California Democrat this 12 months to announce they’re both retiring or in search of different places of work. Rep. Tony Cárdenas, who has represented California’s San Fernando Valley for practically three many years, additionally mentioned this week that he shall be retiring when his time period is up.