Another Democratic Lawmaker Reportedly Plans To Retire As Generational Shift Intensifies

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has told colleagues she plans to retire at the end of her term. The decision comes as older lawmakers are called to give way for younger insurgents. (Credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) has reportedly told colleagues she plans to retire at the end of her term rather than seek reelection, becoming the latest Democrat planning to retire as an age debate in Congress intensifies.

Though no official announcement has come out yet, Schakowsky would be the first Democrat Rep. to announce her retirement and be the first of what some House Democrats expect will be a wave of retirements among their older members amid a sustained effort to oust Democrats' most senior lawmakers.