by Adam Pack
Democratic Minnesota Senator Tina Smith said that she would not look for re -election for the second term in shock announcement Thursday.
Smith, who was elected to the Senate in 2018, is the second democratic pension in the announcement of the pension, since the Republicans regained the control of the Senate in January. Democratic Senator Michigan, Gary Peters, who probably stood in the face of a challenging re -election competition, announced His retirement on January 28.
Smith referred to the senators who pass after the “retirement age”, partly contributing to her decision not to look for re -election.
“Although I love my job, I’m lucky to say that my work is only part of what I consist of my life,” Smith wrote On Thursday in Minnesota Star-Tribune. “And after two decades of hard, satisfying work in public service, I am ready to priority to treat other things – starting from my family.”
“My decision, therefore, has nothing to do with politics,” Smith continued. “This is completely personal. But it is not lost to me that I am leaving the chosen office at a time when strong, progressive leadership in Washington is more important than ever. While I can’t wait for them to wait for a new adventure in this great, complicated, beautiful world, I know that the left senator in Minnesota with some critical work to be done. “
Early analysis of the Cook’s not partisan political report regarding the Minnesota Senate race in Minnesota 2026 rates Competition as a “likely democrat”. The race will probably become more competitive after the announcement of Smith that it will not look for re -election.
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Adam Pack is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
