Reply #2: Here's the Shreveport Times story on this [View All]

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http://www.shreveporttimes.com/html/7B57EE0C-8C4C-4B6F-B06C-04403E39C590.shtml

Citing a desire to be with his family more now that his children are getting older, Republican U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery said Friday he is seriously considering not running for re-election to Congress this year.

"I have not made a decision, but I'm having a harder time deciding to run again than I've ever had before," said McCrery, who first took office in a 1988 special election.

McCrery, 54, said that before the past few elections, he and his wife, Johnette, have discussed what he wanted and their family situation before he committed to running again.

"The thing that's different this year is my boys are two years older than last cycle," McCrery said. "They are 10 and 8 now. They're into more things, more activities. And it's harder for me to leave Shreveport every week and not see them during the week."