Rep. Michael C. Burgess will retire at the end of the term, his 11th in Congress, the Texas Republican announced Monday.
In a statement Burgess said that with a “satisfied and grateful heart” he would not seek reelection in the district which stretches from the northwest suburbs of Dallas suburbs to the Oklahoma border. Burgess, who will turn 73 next month, did not give a reason for his retirement.
“It has been the honor of my life to have gone from a small-town doctor delivering babies, with no prior political experience, to elected to represent my friends and neighbors in the United States Congress,” Burgess said in a statement distributed by his campaign.
