[CTC] Rep. Hinojosa, too

Fri Nov 13 03:12:03 PST 2015

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BREAKING NEWS: HINOJOSA SET TO ANNOUNCE RETIREMENT ON FRIDAY
As expected, U.S. Rep. Rubén Hinojosa will announce he is retiring from
Congress at Nuevo Santander in McAllen at 10 a.m. on Friday, sources tell
the Rio Grande Guardian. Speculation had been mounting that the veteran
lawmaker would not seek re-election for an 11th term. It was always
expected that the Mercedes Democrat would announce his retirement during a
presidential election cycle rather than a non-presidential election cycle
in order to enhance the chances of a Democrat succeeding him as the member
for Congressional District 15. Turnout by Democratic voters is always
higher in a presidential year. "Now is the time. He does not want to do
another four years," said a source close to the Congressman.

Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826
On Nov 12, 2015 10:10 PM, "Courtenay Lewis" <courtenay.lewis at sierraclub.org>
wrote:

> Rep. Farr announces plans to retire
>
> Jennifer Yachnin <http://www.eenews.net/staff/Jennifer_Yachnin>, E&E
> reporter
> Published: Thursday, November 12, 2015
>
> California Rep. Sam Farr announced today that he will retire at the end of
> the 114th Congress, putting his solidly Democratic seat up for grabs next
> year.
>
> Farr, a senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said he
> decided to give up the Monterey-based 20th District seat to "serve as a
> full-time baby sitter for my grandkids."
>
> "My mission in Congress has been to represent this region ... but what
> really struck me in the last year is that next July I'll be 75 years old,
> and I was just thinking, 'What do you do with the rest of your life?'" Farr
> said in a news conference televised by Monterey, Calif., NBC affiliate
> KSBW. "And what you want to do with the rest of your life is spend some
> time with your children and grandchildren. ... It's time to come home."
>
> Farr has represented the district since 1993, when he won a special
> election to succeed fellow Democrat Leon Panetta, who stepped down to
> become director of the Office of Management and Budget.
>
> Farr went on to become the top Democrat on the Agriculture, Rural
> Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
> Appropriations Subcommittee. He also founded the House Oceans Caucus.
>
> As he announced his retirement, Farr recounted his most important acts in
> Congress, listing his vote against the Iraq War; the creation of California
> State University, Monterey Bay; and the establishment of Pinnacles National
> Park, as well as his work on behalf of the state's agriculture industry and
> its farmworkers.
>
> "I think one of my proudest achievements was creating the first national
> park in the Central Coast," Farr said. He also touted his work to preserve
> the state's coastline from development via the California Coastal National
> Monument.
>
> House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California praised Farr's tenure
> in a statement, referring to him as a "tenacious, far-sighted champion for
> California's Central Coast."
>
> "Congressman Farr's determined leadership on behalf of veterans, farmers,
> the environment and working families has left an indelible mark on
> California and our country," Pelosi said.
>
> Farr had already drawn a Republican challenger in next year's election,
> Pacific Grove City Councilwoman Casey Lucius, but the district is expected
> to remain under Democratic control.
>
> The *Los Angeles Times* reported that Monterey County Deputy District
> Attorney Jimmy Panetta, the former lawmaker's son, has expressed interest
> in seeking the seat.
>
> Also mentioned is Carmel Mayor Jason Burnett, who was an associate deputy
> administrator at U.S. EPA in 2007 and 2008.
>
> California uses a jungle primary system in which all candidates compete
> regardless of party, and the top two vote-getters advance to the general
> election.
>
> --
> Courtenay Lewis
> Responsible Trade Program
> Sierra Club
> 202-495-3026 (office)
> 202-817-0358 (cell)
>
>
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