WASHINGTON _ Rep. George Holding, a North Carolina Republican, will not run for reelection in 2020 after his Republican-leaning district was redrawn into safe Democratic seat by state lawmakers.
Holding is in his fourth term in Congress. He said he would consider a return to elected office in the future. Holding said earlier this week that a 2022 Senate run or bid for the U.S. House under a new map was something he would consider.
"Seven years ago, after I served as United States Attorney, I was given a special opportunity to serve in Congress. What I have learned about our government, and elections, and public life could fill a book. I have witnessed moments and met men and women who were inspiring, and I've also seen moments that were not so inspiring. But, at the end of the day, my faith in our country has been strengthened. No people on earth cherish our freedoms like Americans," he said in a statement released Friday morning.
