Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler says he won’t seek re-election, ending a 34-year House career shaped by liberal advocacy and party leadership battles.
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U.S.Rep.JerroldNadler,D-N.Y.,willnotseekre-electionnextyear,accordingtomediareports.
ThemovewillmarktheendofNadler’s34yearsinCongresswherehehasbeenaleadingliberalvoiceonarangeofissues.
“WatchingtheBidenthingreallysaidsomethingaboutthenecessityforgenerationalchangeintheparty,andIthinkIwanttorespectthat,”NadlertoldtheNewYorkTimes.
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ThatwasevidentwhenNadler,78,wasforcedtogiveuphisHouseJudiciaryCommitteeleadershipatthebeginningofthetermwhenitbecameclearayounger,moreenergeticcolleaguewouldbeathim.
NadlerhasbeenavocalcriticofPresidentDonaldTrump,warningfellowDemocratsaboutTrump’sleadershipstyle.Thetwohavesparreddatingbacktothe1980soverManhattandevelopmentprojects.
“I’mnotsayingweshouldchangeovertheentireparty,”h
