House Financial Services Chairman and former speaker pro tempore Patrick T. McHenry said Tuesday he would not seek reelection next year, though he will finish out his term.
The North Carolina Republican, who was the acting House speaker for about three weeks in October while his party searched for the next speaker before landing on Mike Johnson of Louisiana, cited his family and long-tenure in the House in his decision to leave Congress at the end of this, his 10th term.
“There has been a great deal of handwringing and ink spilled about the future of this institution because some — like me — have decided to leave. Those concerns are exaggerated. I’ve seen a lot of change over twenty years. I truly feel this institution is on the verge of the next great turn,” McHenry said in a statement. “Evolutions are often lumpy and disjointed but at each stage, new leaders emerge.”
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