GOP Rep. Ken Buck To Leave Congress Next Week

Denver’s Fox affiliate reports:

Only a handful of months after announcing his intent to not run for reelection, U.S. Representative Ken Buck has announced his intent to resign from the House by March 22. In a brief message sent Tuesday morning, the Republican from Windsor said his terms in office were “an honor.”

Buck has previously discussed fractures in the Republican party that impacted his decision, telling MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that he’s been “disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues,” and said the Republican Party has continued to “rely on the Jan. 6 narrative and the political prisoners from Jan. 6,” among other divisions.

Read the full article. And Johnson’s majority shrinks again. Buck has pitched himself as a future cable news commentator.

BREAKING: In a surprise announcement, Republican Ken Buck says he leaving Congress next week, further reducing the slim majority and making things more interesting as Boebert has moved into the district. Story …https://t.co/A36sOI53le

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