by Adam Pack
The democratic representative of Virginia Gerry Connolly announced on Monday that he would not look for re -election and give up the function of the highest democrat in the powerful House supervisory committee.
74 -year -old Connolly explained his decision to retire in the lightweight of the diagnosis of esophageal cancer, which he said, returned. Democrat Virginia defeated New York democratic representative of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for the highest place in the House supervisory committee in January, like described As a generational fight in the Democratic Party.
“When I announced my diagnosis six months ago, I promised transparency,” Connolly wrote In a statement published to X on Monday. “After exhausting treatment, we learned that the cancer, while at first beaten, now came back. I will do everything to continue to represent you and thank you for your grace.”
“The sun sets in public service in my time, and this will be my last term in Congress,” added Connolly.
“I regret to hear that the ranking of Connolly’s cancer has returned. He is a steadfast public official who spent his career, serving the northern Virginians with honor and honesty,” said James Comer, chairman of the House supervision committee statement. “It is an honor to serve the American people next to him, and I support him when he fights cancer again. Our prayers are with a member of the Connolly ranking and his family.”
It is not immediately clear who will replace Connolly to serve as a main democrat in the supervisory panel. Ocasio-Cortez is not anymore serves in the committee after its unsuccessful offer against Connolly as a member of the ranking.
Famous home democrats who are members of the supervisory panel are a representative of the democratic Texas Jasmine Crockett and California Democratic representatives. Robert Garcia and Ro Khanna.
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Adam Pack is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
