Republican Rep. Drew Ferguson of Georgia announced his plans to leave office at the end of this term, joining a flurry of other retirements this fall.
In a statement posted Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, Ferguson said that, after four terms of flying back and forth to Washington, it was time to go home and stay home. “Georgia is truly a special place, and it’s calling us home,” he wrote.
From his positions on the House Ways and Means and Budget committees, Ferguson was a consistent small-government, fiscal conservative. He served as chief deputy to Republican Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., until last year and sought the whip role himself, making him the latest casualty of the GOP’s internecine leadership fights. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced last week his intent to resign before the end of the 118th Congress, which was followed by House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., declaring his retirement plans at the end of the term a few days later. House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, announced her retirement last month.
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