GOP Sen. Roy Blunt Won’t Seek Reelection In 2022

March 8, 2021 Government, Republicans

Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt announced Monday plans to retire from the Senate, saying he will not run for re-election in 2022. Blunt made the announcement in a video posted on YouTube. “After 14 general election victories — three to county office, seven to the United States House of Representatives, and four statewide elections — I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” Blunt announced. Blunt serves as the ranking Republican member of the Senate Rules Committee.